Lang Son

Lang Son

Coordinates: 21°50′52″N 106°45′28″E / 21.84778°N 106.75778°E / 21.84778; 106.75778

Lang Son
Thành phố Lạng Sơn
Lang Son
Coordinates: 21°50′52″N 106°45′28″E / 21.84778°N 106.75778°E / 21.84778; 106.75778
Country Vietnam
Province Lang Son Province
Area
• Total 79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total 148,000

Lạng Sơn ( listen), sometimes Langson, is a city in far northern Vietnam, is the capital of Lạng Sơn province. It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Road 1A.

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