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Ninh Bình province

Tỉnh Ninh Bình

Province

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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Serenity

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
Travel destinations
Demographics
Sights
Administrative divisions
Festivals
Handicrafts
Transportation
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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

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)
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)
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.