Hà Giang province
Hà Giang | |
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Mã Pí Lèng Pass • Farm Nông - Lâm • Phat Tich Truc Lam Pagoda • Museum Hà Giang • Nam Dau Pagoda • Tam Sơn Mountain • Quản Bạ Mountain • Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark • Mansion SaPhin • Đồng Văn Temple | |
Location of Hà Giang within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 22°45′N 105°0′E / 22.750°N 105.000°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Northeast |
| Capital | Hà Giang |
| Subdivision | 1 city, 10 rural districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Hà Giang Provincial People's Council |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Thào Hồng Sơn |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Văn Sơn |
| Area | |
| 7,927.55 km2 (3,060.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 899,900 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 144,000 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Mông | 34.25% |
| • Tày | 22.55% |
| • Dao | 14.88% |
| • Vietnamese | 12.32% |
| • Nùng | 9.53% |
| • Giáy | 2.03% |
| • La Chí | 1.62% |
| • Others | 2.82% |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 20.772 trillion US$ 0.761 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 20xxx |
| Area codes | 219 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-03 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.603 (62th) |
| Website | www |
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Hà Giang (Vietnamese pronunciation: [haː2 zaːŋ1], ⓘ) was formerly a province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It was located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. It shared a 270 km long border with Yunnan province of southern China, and thus was known as Vietnam's final frontier. It coverd an area of 7,927.55 km2 (3,060.84 sq mi), comprising 1 city and 10 rural districts, with a population of 899,900 in 2023.
The provincial capital, also called Hà Giang, was connected by Highway 2 and is 320 km away from Hanoi. The border crossing was at Thanh Thủy, 25 km from the provincial capital. It was one of the poorest provinces of Vietnam as it had mountainous topography with the least potential for agricultural development.
In addition to Thanh Thủy, there were three smaller gates, namely the Phó Bảng, Xín Mần and Săm Pun.
On 12 June 2025, Hà Giang province was incorporated into Tuyên Quang province.