Bắc Ninh province
Bắc Ninh province
Tỉnh Bắc Ninh Kinh Bắc tỉnh Võ Ninh châu | |
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'From top, left to right : Diên Ứng Pagoda, Bảo Nghiêm Pagoda, Lady of the Treasury Temple, and Eight Emperor Temple. | |
| Nickname(s): "Quanholand" (Miền quan họ) | |
Location of Bắc Ninh within Vietnam. | |
| Coordinates: 21°5′N 106°10′E / 21.083°N 106.167°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Centrall hall | No.10, Phù Đổng Thiên Vương road, Suối Hoa ward, Bắc Ninh city |
| Sub-division | 2 cities 2 district-level town 4 rural districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Bắc Ninh Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Phan Ngọc Hà Anh |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Hương Giang |
| Area | |
| 822.71 km2 (317.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2024) | |
| 1,546,500 | |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 790.000 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Kinh | 94.46% |
| • Tày | 1.79% |
| • Others | 3.75% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 161.708 trillion US$ 7.024 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 222 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-56 |
| Vehicle registration | 99 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.779 (7th) |
| Website | Bacninh.gov.vn Bacninh.dcs.vn |
Bắc Ninh is a province of Vietnam, located in the Red River Delta of the northern part of the country. It is the smallest province of Vietnam by area and is situated to the east of the nation's capital, Hanoi, and borders Bắc Giang province, Hưng Yên province, Hải Dương province and Hanoi.
The province covers an area of 822.71 km2 (317.65 sq mi) and as of 2022 it had a population of 1.488.250. It comprises 2 cities, 2 towns, and 4 districts. Bắc Ninh was ranked eighth in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and third in per capita GRDP among Vietnamese administrative units. The GRDP reached 248.376 trillion Vietnamese Đồng (equivalent to over 10.8 billion USD), with a per capita GRDP of 7,250 USD (equivalent to 167 million Đồng), and a GRDP growth rate of 7.39% in 2022.
The province is rich in culture and is known nationally for Quan họ folk music. Quan họ was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.
Bắc Ninh has a Human Development Index of 0.779 (high), ranking seventh among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.