Ninh Bình is a province of northern Vietnam at the southern edge of the Red River plain. The 2019 census counted 982,487 residents, up from 898,999 at the 2009 census. The province is made up of eight units: the district-level cities of Ninh Bình, which is the capital, and Tam Điệp, and the districts of Gia Viễn, Hoa Lư, Kim Sơn, Nho Quan, Yên Khánh and Yên Mô. Kim Sơn is the most populous district with 182,942 residents in 2019, while the city of Ninh Bình holds 128,480. Hoa Lư is the smallest district by population at 71,839. The province was re-formed around 1992, when the former Hà Nam Ninh province and parts of others were reorganized into Hà Tây, Hòa Bình, Nam Hà and Ninh Bình.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission Year Sources
1. Vietnam: Administrative Division (citypopulation.de)
Division table, 2019 census column
Ninh Bình Province 898,999 982,487
Division table, census date
2019-04-01
Part Of: Vietnam, Page title
Vietnam: Administrative Division
On Continent: Asia, Page breadcrumb
Home → Asia → Vietnam
In Group: Provinces (World), Division table, status column
Ninh Bình Province
View the Source2. Statoids: Provinces of Vietnam
StatoidsProvinces table, area column
Ninh Binh VN.NB 18 VM59 40 898,459 884,080 1,389 536 Ninh Binh N-T Ninh Binh
Change history, about 1992 reorganization
~1992: Ha Nam Ninh, Ha Son Binh, and part of Hanoi provinces reorganized to form Ha Tay, Hoa Binh, Nam Ha, and Ninh Binh.
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