Bạch Thông is a former rural district of Bắc Kạn province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 31,585. The district covers an area of 546 km2. The district capital lies at Phủ Thông.

Administrative divisions The district is divided into one township (the capital Phủ Thông) and communes:

Phương Linh Vi Hương Tú Trĩ Lục Bình Đôn Phong Dương Phong Quang Thuận Hà Vị Quân Bình Cẩm Giàng Tân Tiến Sĩ Bình Vũ Muộn Cao Sơn Nguyên Phúc Mỹ Thanh

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