Map of Cao Bằng, Vietnam

Cao Bằng is the administrative centre of Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam, with a population of about 73,549. It lies at 22.6657°N, 106.2579°E. Cao Bằng is about 187 km (117 mi) north of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bắc Kạn, 72 km to the southwest.

Cao Bằng at a glance

Where is Cao Bằng?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 45 min on the shortest day to 13 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cao Bằng

• Bắc Kạn — 72 km southwest
• Lạng Sơn — 104 km southeast
• Baihecun — 118 km southeast, China
• Chongzuo — 118 km east, China
• Thái Nguyên — 126 km south
• Baise — 141 km north, China
• Tuyên Quang — 142 km southwest
• Chũ — 147 km south
• Bắc Giang — 155 km south
• Sóc Sơn — 162 km south

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Cần Thơ — 1,507,187
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Thanh Hóa — 850,000
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.