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Ninh Bình | |
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.jpg) _(37634801525).jpg) .jpg)       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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| Nickname: Serenity | |
 Location of Ninh Bình within Vietnam | |
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| Coordinates:20°15′N105°50′E / 20.250°N 105.833°E /20.250; 105.833 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Capital | Hoa Lư ward |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Đinh Văn Hùng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Đinh Văn Hùng |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,942.62 km2 (1,522.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 4,412,264 |
| • Density | 1,119.12/km2 (2,898.51/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese,Mường,Tày,H'Mông |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | VND 47.205 trillion US$ 2.050 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 229 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-18 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.746[3](15th) |
| Website | www |
Ninh Bình is aprovince ofVietnam in theRed River Delta region of the northern part of the country.[4] The province is famous for a high density of natural and cultural attractions, including reserved parks inCúc Phương National Park and Vân Long, grotto caves and rivers inTràng An,Tam Cốc-Bích Động and Múa Caves, historic monuments in theHoa Lư ancient capital, Vietnam's largestBuddhist worshipping complex (Bái Đính Temple), and thePhát Diệm Cathedral with "eclectic architectural style". Thanks to its adjacency toHanoi, day trips from the capital are easily manageable.
In 2025,Hà Nam province andNam Định province were merged into Ninh Binh.
Ninh Bình is located to the south of theNorthern Delta, between theRed andMa rivers. It is bordered byHòa Bình andHà Nam to the north,Nam Định to the northeast, andThanh Hóa to the south and west. Ninh Bình also has a very short coastline abutting theGulf of Tonkin.[5]
The population is 1,010,700 people (2022), with a total area of 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi).[6]
Thung Nham Ninh Binh, also known as Thung Chim, is about 12km west ofHoa Lư 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.
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Ninh Bình is subdivided into 32wards and 97communes.
Before 2025, Ninh Bình was subdivided into eightdistrict-level sub-divisions:
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They were further subdivided into sevencommune-level towns (or townlets), 122 communes, and 16 wards.
Theethnic groups include theViet (also called theKinh, the Vietnamese ethnic majority), as well as other groups such as theDao,Hoa,Hmong,Mường,Nùng,Tày andThai. There are 23 ethnic groups, of which the Kinh account for more than 98%.
Ninh Bình was selected as among the main locations for the movieKong: Skull Island.
The old city of Ninh Bình is a well-known historical site in Vietnam.[citation needed]
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Embroidered handicrafts in Hoa Lư DistrictSea reed handicrafts in Kim Sơn District
Ninh Bình is located 91 km fromHanoi and has both rail and road transport links. It has express rail connections with Hanoi in the north andThanh Hóa andVinh in the south. Buses from Hanoi's South Bus Station stop by Ninh Bình; the bus routes parallel and complement the rail route.
The province's name derives fromSino-Vietnamese寧平.
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