Hải Hưng province
| Hải Hưng Province Tỉnh Hải Hưng | |||||||||||||
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Province of * the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1968–1976)
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| 1968–1996 | |||||||||||||
Hải Hưng province on the administrative map of Vietnam in 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Hải Dương | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||||||
• Established | 26 January 1968 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 6 November 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| • Type | Districts, towns, communes | ||||||||||||
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Hải Hưng (pronounced "high-hung") is a former province in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. It was established in 1968. On November 6, 1996, Hải Hưng was split into two provinces: Hải Dương and Hưng Yên. The capital of Hải Hưng is Hải Dương. Hải Hưng had one town (Hưng Yên), and ten districts: Chí Linh, Kim Môn, Nam Thanh, Cẩm Bình, Tứ Lộc, Ninh Thanh, Mỹ Văn, Châu Giang, Kim Thi and Phù Tiên.