Land resources

Bac Giang has 382 200 ha of natural land , including 123,000 ha of agricultural land , 110,000 ha of forest land , 66,500 ha of urban land , land use land and the remaining approximately 82 700 ha of soil types , including group barren soil occupy an area greater than about 63.13 % of the natural area . Land resources are divided into 6 major soil groups : - Alluvial soil : an area of ​​about 50 246 ha , accounting for 13.14 % of the area of natural land . This soil is mainly distributed in the flat terrain along the river . This is a group nutritional content of the soil is quite suitable for agricultural crops , especially short-term crops .

- Group soils : an area of ​​about 42 897 ha , accounting for 11.22 % of the natural soil , the type of soils on old alluvial , mainly in the districts of Vietnam Yen Yen Tan Hiep Hoa . These are soils with poor protein , forest , rich in potassium , to porous , well-drained , suitable for tubers , nuts such as potatoes , sweet potatoes , beans and other plant cash crops short-term . - Team Valley land by steep convergence products : an area of ​​about 6,546 ha , accounting for 1.71 % of the area of natural land . This soil is mainly distributed in small valleys , mountains holders . This type of soil is formed and product development on runoff and deposition of all soil types should usually quite fertile , well suited to crops such as corn , beans , and bean crops short days . - Barren soil : an area of ​​about 241 358 ha , accounting for 63.13 % of the area of natural land . This group is the largest land area in the soil in Bac Giang . These soils typically have brown , red brown , red and yellow , depending on the sample quality , the process of weathering and accumulation of organic process . - Group of red loam on mountain yellow : area 1,008 ha , accounting for 0.27 % of the land naturally distributed in the high mountains bordering mountains and bordered Yen Thai Nguyen province . - Soil erosion : an area of ​​about 18 809 ha , accounting for 4.92 % of the area of natural land . This soil is characterized by thin soils , poor fertility , difficulties for agricultural production . In addition, the province has about 668.46 hectares by 0.17 % rocky land naturally ; approximately 20 796 ha of ponds , lakes , representing approximately 5.44 % of the area of natural land .