Hà Giang province
Hà Giang (Vietnamese: [haː˨˩ zaːŋ˧˧] ⓘ) is a province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. It shares a 270 km long border with Yunnan province of southern China, and thus is known as Vietnam's final frontier. It covers an area of 7,929.48 km2 (3,061.6 sq mi), comprising 1 city and 10 rural districts, with a population of over 850 thousand people as of 2019.
Hà Giang province
Tỉnh Hà Giang | |
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Province | |
Mã Pí Lèng Pass • Farm Nông - Lâm • Paddy field in Hà Giang • Museum Hà Giang • River Lô • Tam Sơn Mountain • Quản Bạ Mountain • Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark • Mansion SaPhin • Đồng Văn Temple | |
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Location of Hà Giang within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 22°45′N 105°0′E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Hà Giang |
| Subdivision | 1 city, 10 rural districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Hà Giang Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Thào Hồng Sơn |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Văn Sơn |
| Area | |
| • Province | 7,929.5 km2 (3,061.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Province | 892,700 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 138,214 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Mông | 34.25% |
| • Tày | 22.55% |
| • Dao | 14.88% |
| • Vietnamese | 12.32% |
| • Nùng | 9.53% |
| • Giáy | 2.03% |
| • La Chí | 1.62% |
| • Others | 2.82% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 20.772 trillion US$ 0.761 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 219 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-03 |
| Website | www |
The provincial capital, also called Hà Giang, is connected by Highway 2 and is 320 km away from Hanoi. The border crossing is at Thanh Thủy, 25 km from the provincial capital. It is one of the poorest provinces of Vietnam as it has mountainous topography with the least potential for agricultural development.
In addition to Thanh Thủy, there are three smaller gates, namely the Phó Bảng, Xín Mần and Săm Pun.