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Ninh Bình Province

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Country
  
Vietnam

Capital
  
Ninh Bình

Calling code
  
30

Region
  
Red River Delta

Time zone
  
ICT (UTC+07:00)

ISO 3166 code
  
VN-18

Ninh Bình Province

Ninh Bình ([niŋ ɓîŋ]) is a province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta region of the northern part of the country.

Contents

Map of Ninh B%C3%ACnh Province, Vietnam

Administrative divisions

Ninh Bình is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:

  • 6 districts:
  • 2 provincial city:
  • Ninh Bình (capital)
  • Tam Điệp

    • They are further subdivided into 7 commune-level towns (or townlets), 122 communes, and 16 wards.

    Geography

    Ninh Bình is located to the south of the Northern Delta, between the Red and Ma rivers. It is bordered by Hòa Bình and Hà Nam to the north, Nam Định to northeast, Thanh Hóa to the south and west.

    Ninh Bình also has a very short coastline abutting the Gulf of Tonkin. The population is 898,500 people. the total area is 1,329.4 sq kilometer

    Demographics

    The ethnic groups include the Viet (also called Kinh group, the Vietnamese ethnic majority), as well as, Dao, Hoa, Hmong, Mường, Nùng, Tày, Thai and others. There are 23 ethnic communities, among which the Kinh account for more than 98%.

    Natural beauty sights

  • Tam Cốc-Bích Động
  • Cúc Phương: primitive forest and ancient inhabited cave (Nho Quan)
  • Dich Long cave and pagoda (Gia Thanh - Gia Vien)

    • Ecological sights

  • Cúc Phương National Park
  • Van Long - the conserved wetland area (Gia Vien)

    • Historic sights

  • Bích Động pagoda and cave
  • Bái Đính Temple
  • Ban Long Pagoda
  • Dinh and Le Temples
  • Hoa Lư ancient capital
  • Hoa Lư Citadel; Nhat Tu Pagoda
  • Phát Diệm Cathedral (Phát Diệm - Kim Sơn)

    • The old city of Ninh Bình is one of many famous historical sites in Vietnam.

    Festivals

  • Thai Vi festival (Ninh Hai - Hoa Lư) (third moon of the lunar calendar)
  • Truong Yen Festival
  • Yen Cu Festival
  • Non Khe Festival

    • Handicrafts

    Embroidered handicrafts in Hoa Lư District Sea reed handicrafts in Kim Sơn District

    Transportation

    Ninh Bình is located 91 km from Hanoi and has both rail and road transport links. Express rail connections with Hanoi in the north and Thanh Hóa and Vinh in the south. Buses from Hanoi's South Bus Station stop by Ninh Bình; the bus routes parallel and complement the rail route.

    Etymology

    The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 寧平.

    References

    Ninh Bình Province Wikipedia
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