Bac Ninh province

Bac Ninh province
Tỉnh Bắc Ninh
—  Province  —
Location of Bắc Ninh within Vietnam
Coordinates:
Country  Vietnam
Region Red River Delta
Capital Bắc Ninh
Government
 • People's Council Chair Trần Văn Túy
 • People's Committee Chair Nguyễn Nhân Chiến
Area
 • Total 807.6 km2 (311.8 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 987,400
 • Density 1,222.6/km2 (3,166.6/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities Vietnamese, Tày, Nùng, Mường
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code 241
ISO 3166 code VN-56
Website www.bacninh.gov.vn

Bắc Ninh () is a province of Vietnam, located in the Red River Delta of the northern part of the country. It is situated to the east of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, and borders Bac Giang province, Hung Yen province, Hai Duong province, Vinh Phuc province, and Hanoi. The province is rich in culture and is known nationally for Quan họ folk music.

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Administration divisions

Counties

Townships

Cities

Demographics

In terms of land area, Bắc Ninh is the smallest of all Vietnamese provinces (and in fact, is smaller than any of the five province-level municipalities). It is, however, home to a relatively large number of people for its size, having the highest population density of any province. On average, there are over 1,200 people for every square kilometre of land in Bắc Ninh.

History

Historically, Bắc Ninh province and the neighbouring Bac Giang Province were united as Ha Bac Province. However, the population growth resulted in Ha Bac being split into two new provinces, each based around one of the old province's two major settlements. The new Bắc Ninh Province was formed around the municipality of Bắc Ninh, while the modern Bắc Giang Province encompasses Bắc Giang Municipality and most of the old Ha Bac Province's rural districts.

Culture

The village of Dong Ho (Đông Hồ) in the province of Bắc Ninh is known as a center of production of traditional Vietnamese woodblock prints (tranh Đông Hồ), which are sold all throughout Vietnam in time for the Lunar New Year (Tết) celebrations.[1][2].

Bút Tháp pagoda is also a famous landmark of the province.

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Tự: 北寧) literally "northern serenity").

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