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Ninh Bình
"Serenity"

Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair	Đinh Văn Hùng
People's Committee Chair	Đinh Văn Hùng
Geography
Capital	Ninh Bình
Region	Red River Delta
Area	1,383.7 km²
Coordinates
Demographics
Population  • Density	554,700(2004) 400.9/km²
Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Mường
Calling code	30
ISO 3166-2	VN-18
Website	www.ninhbinh.gov.vn

Tam Coc

Cuc Phuong National Park. Water collection pool near park lodging in forefront.

Ninh Bình (Vietnamese: Ninh Bình) is a province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta region of the northern part of the country.

• Capital city: Ninh Bình
• Area: 1,382 km²
• Population: 891,800
• Average temperature: 23.4°C

Districts

Ninh Binh is divided into one city (Ninh Bình), one town (Tam Điệp) and six districts:

• Gia Viễn
• Hoa Lư
• Kim Sơn
• Nho Quan
• Yên Khánh
• Yên Mô

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 Nam Định to the north, Hà Nam to northeast, Thanh Hóa to the south and west.

Ninh Bình also has a very short coastline abutting the Gulf of Tonkin.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: Viet/Kinh, Dao, Hoa, Hmong, Mường, Nùng, Tày, Thai with others making 23 ethnic communities, among which the Kinh account for more than 98%.

Sights

Rice paddies in a karst landscape, Tam Cốc.

Natural beauty sights

• Tam Coc - Bich Dong
• Cuc Phuong primitive forest and ancient inhabited cave (Nho Quan)
• Dich Long cave and pagoda (Gia Thanh - Gia Vien)

Ecological sights

• Cuc Phuong National Park
• Van Long - the conserved wetland area (Gia Vien)

Historic sights

• Bich Dong pagoda and cave
• Can Linh Pagoda
• Banh Long Pagoda
• Dinh and Le Temples
• Hoa Lư ancient capital
• Hoa Lu Citadel; Nhat Tu Pagoda
• Phat Diem stone church (Phat Diem - Kim Son)

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

Festivals

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

Handicrafts

Embroidered handicrafts in Hoa Lu District Sea reed handicrafts in Kim Son 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 Hoa and Vinh in the south. Buses from Hanoi's South Bus Station stop by Ninh Binh; the bus routes parallel and compliment the rail route.

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Tự: 寧平).

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Coordinates: 20°15′N 105°50′E / 20.25°N 105.83°E / 20.25; 105.83