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Ninh Bình province

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Bích Động valley, near Tam Cốc in Tràng An UNESCO World Heritage Site  • Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex  • Phát Diệm Cathedral  • Bái Đính Temple  • Hoa Lư  • Mountain Ngọc Mỹ Nhân  • Cave Vân Trình  • Cúc Phương National Park  • Thung Nham
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Location of Ninh Bình within Vietnam
Location of Ninh Bình within Vietnam
Country  Vietnam
Region Red River Delta
Capital Ninh Bình
Area
 • Total 1,411.78 km2 (545.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total 1,210,700
 • Density 857.57/km2 (2,221.10/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities Vietnamese, Mường, Tày, H'Mông
GDP
 • Total VND 47.205 trillion
US$ 2.050 billion
Time zone UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Area codes 229
ISO 3166 code VN-18

Ninh Bình is a province of Vietnam in the Red River Delta region of the northern part of the country. The province is famous for a high density of natural and cultural attractions, including reserved parks in Cúc Phương National Park and Vân Long, grotto caves and rivers in Tràng An, Tam Cốc-Bích Động and Múa Caves, historic monuments in the Hoa Lư ancient capital, Vietnam's largest buddhist worshiping complex (Bái Đính Temple), and the Phát Diệm Cathedral with "eclectic architectural style". Thanks to its adjacency to Hanoi, day trips from the capital are easily manageable.

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 Hà Nam to the north, Nam Định to the northeast, and Thanh Hóa to the south and west. Ninh Bình also has a very short coastline abutting the Gulf of Tonkin.

The population is 898,500 people, with a total area of 1,411.78 km2 (545.09 sq mi).

Travel destinations

Thung Nham Ninh Binh, also known as Thung Chim, is about 12km west of Ninh Bình city center. Thung Nham has an area of more than 300 hectares, including primeval forest landscapes, flooded forests, terrestrial cave systems, and bird gardens with a variety of precious bird species. Thung Nham Ninh Binh has a wild and lyrical beauty that has become one of the attractive destinations for domestic and foreign tourists. Let's explore through the journey to learn the best of the cave system here.

Demographics

The ethnic groups include the Viet (also called the Kinh, the Vietnamese ethnic majority), as well as other groups such as the Dao, Hoa, Hmong, Mường, Nùng, Tày and Thai. There are 23 ethnic groups, of which the Kinh account for more than 98%.

Sights

Natural sights

  • Tam Cốc-Bích Động
  • Thung Nham Ecotourism Zone (Khu du lịch sinh thái Thung Nham)
  • Múa Caves (Hang Múa)
  • Tràng An
  • Cúc Phương: primitive forest and ancient inhabited cave (Nho Quan)
  • Địch Lộng cave and pagoda (Gia Thành - Gia Viễn)

Ninh Bình was selected as among the main locations for the movie Kong: Skull Island.

Conservation centers

  • Bear Sanctuary Ninh Bình
  • Endangered Primate Rescue Center
  • Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program
  • Turtle Conservation Center

Ecological sights

  • Cúc Phương National Park
  • Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve

Historic sights

  • Bích Động pagoda and cave
  • Bái Đính Temple
  • Ban Long Pagoda
  • Dinh and Le Temples
  • Hoa Lư ancient capital
  • Hoa Lư Citadel; Nhat Tu Pagoda
  • Phát Diệm Cathedral (Phát Diệm - Kim Sơn)

The old city of Ninh Bình is a well-known historical site in Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

Province de Ninh-Binh (1909)
Map of Ninh Binh province in 1909

Ninh Bình is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

List of administrative units under Ninh Binh province
Name Area (km²) Population (people) Population density
Provincial cities (2)
Ninh Bình (capital) 46,75 132.728
Tam Điệp 104,98 63.827
Districts (6)
Yên Mô 146,10 121.086
Name Area (km²) Population (people) Population density
Yên Khánh 142,6 150.167
Nho Quan 450,82 153.430
Kim Sơn 239,7 187.951
Hoa Lư 103,49 74.012
Gia Viễn 177,31 123.552

They are further subdivided into seven commune-level towns (or townlets), 122 communes, and 16 wards.

Festivals

  • Thái Vi festival (Ninh Hải - Hoa Lư) (third moon of the lunar calendar)
  • Trường Yên Festival
  • Yên Cư Festival
  • Nộn Khê Festival

Handicrafts

Embroidered handicrafts in Hoa Lư District Sea reed handicrafts in Kim Sơn District

Transportation

Ninh Bình is located 91 km from Hanoi and has both rail and road transport links. It has express rail connections with Hanoi in the north and Thanh Hóa and Vinh in the south. Buses from Hanoi's South Bus Station stop by Ninh Bình; the bus routes parallel and complement the rail route.

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See also

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