Ninh Bình province
Ninh Bình | |
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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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Seal | |
| Nickname: Serenity | |
Location of Ninh Bình within Vietnam | |
Interactive map of Ninh Bình | |
| Coordinates: 20°15′N 105°50′E / 20.250°N 105.833°E | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 4,412,264 |
| • Density | 1,119.12/km2 (2,898.51/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Mường, Tày, H'Mông |
| GDP | |
| • 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 (15th) |
| Website | ninhbinh |
Ninh Bình (Vietnamese pronunciation: [nīɲ ɓìɲ]) is a province of Vietnam in the Red River Delta region. The province is known for natural and cultural attractions, including reserved parks in Cúc Phương National Park and Vân Long, grotto caves and rivers in Tràng An, Tam Cốc-Bích Động and Múa Caves, historic monuments in the Hoa Lư ancient capital, Vietnam's largest Buddhist worshipping complex (Bái Đính Temple), and the Phát Diệm Cathedral with "eclectic architectural style".