Hòa Bình province
Hòa Bình | |
|---|---|
Location of Hòa Bình within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 20°20′N 105°15′E / 20.333°N 105.250°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Capital | Hòa Bình |
| Subdivision | 1 city and 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Hòa Bình Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Bùi Đức Hinh |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Bùi Văn Khánh |
| Area | |
| 4,590.30 km2 (1,772.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2024) | |
| 896,500 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 150,000 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Mường | 64.28% |
| • Kinh | 25.69% |
| • Thái | 4.03% |
| • Tày | 3.02% |
| • Dao | 2.02% |
| • Others | 0.96% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 40.867 trillion US$ 1.774 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 218 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-14 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.729 (21th) |
| Website | www |
Hòa Bình or Hoà Bình (see tone marks) was a former mountainous province of Vietnam, located in the nation's Northwest region. It borders Phú Thọ province and Sơn La province to the northwest, Hanoi to the northeast, Hà Nam province to the east, Ninh Bình province to the southeast and Thanh Hóa province to the south. The province covers an area of about 4,590 km2 (1,772 sq mi) and as of 2022 it had a population of 875,380 people. In 2020, the GDP per capita of the province was estimated to be $2625 (equivalent to 60.5 million Vietnamese đồng).
On June 12th, 2025, Hòa Bình was incorporated into Phú Thọ province.