| Ninh Binh province Tỉnh Ninh Bình |
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| — Province — | |
| Cuc Phuong National Park. Water collection pool near park lodging in forefront | |
| Nickname(s): Serenity | |
| Location of Ninh Bình within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Capital | Ninh Bình |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Đinh Văn Hùng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Đinh Văn Hùng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,383.7 km2 (534.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 554,700 |
| • Density | 400.9/km2 (1,038.3/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Mường |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Calling code | 30 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-18 |
| Website | www.ninhbinh.gov.vn |
Ninh Bình () is a province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta region of the northern part of the country.
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Ninh Binh is divided into one city (Ninh Bình), one town (Tam Điệp) and six districts:
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.
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%.
The old city of Ninh Bình is one of many famous historical sites in Vietnam.
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Embroidered handicrafts in Hoa Lu District Sea reed handicrafts in Kim Son District
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 complement the rail route.
The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Tự: 寧平).
| Hoa Binh province | Ha Nam province | |||
| Nam Dinh province | ||||
| Ninh Binh province | ||||
| Thanh Hoa province | Gulf of Tonkin |
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