Tuyen Quang

Tuyen Quang is a province of Vietnam, located in the northeastern part of the country to the northwest of Hanoi, at the centre of Lo River valley, a tributary of the Red River. Its capital is Tuyen Quang.The province had a population of 784,811 in 2019, with a density of 130 persons per km2 over a total land area of 5,867.3 square kilometres (2,265.4 sq mi).

Tuyen Quang borders Ha Giang to the north, Cao Bang to the northeast, Bac Kạn and Thai Nguyen to the east, Vĩnh Phuc to the south, Phu Thọ to the southwest, and Yen Bai to the west.

Tuyen Quang, the capital city of the province has a rich history of the battles fought in the region. The earliest history is to the First Indochina War when it served as a garrison. During this war the Viet Minh made the Legionnaires surrender at the memorial to the Battle of Tuyen Quang. Another historical event is the Siege of Tuyen Quang, commemorated in the first verse of Le Boudin, its principal marching song. The French garrison posted at Tuyen Quang defended the town for four months against 12,000 troops of the Yunnan Army and the Black Flag Army.