Bắc Ninh province
Bắc Ninh (Vietnamese: [ʔɓak̚˧˦ nïŋ˧˧] ⓘ) is a province of Vietnam, located in the Red River Delta of the northern part of the country. It is the smallest province of Vietnam by area and is situated to the east of the nation's capital, Hanoi, and borders Bắc Giang province, Hưng Yên province, Hải Dương province and Hanoi.
Bắc Ninh province
Tỉnh Bắc Ninh | |
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Province | |
From top, left to right: Bắc Ninh City, Dâu Temple, Bảo Nghiêm Pagoda, Bà Chúa Kho Temple, and Lý Bát Đế Temple. | |
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| Nickname: The homeland of Quan họ | |
Location of Bắc Ninh within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 21°5′N 106°10′E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Capital | Bắc Ninh |
| Subdivision | 2 cities, 2 district-level town and 4 rural districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Bắc Ninh Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Nguyễn Quốc Chung |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Hương Giang |
| Area | |
| • Province | 822.71 km2 (317.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Province | 1.488.250 |
| • Density | 0.0018/km2 (0.0047/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 763.770 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Vietnamese | 94.46% |
| • Tày | 1.79% |
| • Others | 3.75% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 161.708 trillion US$ 7.024 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 222 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-56 |
| Vehicle registration | 99 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.768 (7th) |
| Website | www |
The province covers an area of 822.71 square kilometres and as of 2022 it had a population of 1.488.250. It comprises 2 cities, 2 towns, and 4 districts. Bắc Ninh was ranked eighth in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and third in per capita GRDP among Vietnamese administrative units. The GRDP reached 248.376 trillion Vietnamese Đồng (equivalent to over 10.8 billion USD), with a per capita GRDP of 7,250 USD (equivalent to 167 million Đồng), and a GRDP growth rate of 7.39% in 2022.
The province is rich in culture and is known nationally for Quan họ folk music. Quan họ was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.
Bắc Ninh has a Human Development Index of 0.768 (high), ranking seventh among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.