Map of Thái Nguyên, Vietnam

Thái Nguyên is the administrative centre of Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, with a population of about 420,000. It lies at 21.5942°N, 105.8482°E. Thái Nguyên is about 63 km (39 mi) north of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sóc Sơn, 37 km to the south.

Thái Nguyên at a glance

Where is Thái Nguyên?

• The 20th largest city in Vietnam by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 49 min on the shortest day to 13 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Thái Nguyên

• Sóc Sơn — 37 km south
• Vĩnh Yên — 41 km southwest
• Phúc Yên — 42 km south
• Bắc Giang — 51 km southeast
• Bắc Ninh — 51 km southeast
• Việt Trì — 55 km southwest
• Cung Kiệm — 56 km southeast
• Tây Hồ — 59 km south
• Bắc Kạn — 61 km north
• Sơn Tây — 62 km southwest

Largest cities in Thai Nguyen

• Bắc Kạn — 45,036

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.