Nghe An province

Nghe An province Tỉnh Nghệ An
—  Province  —
Location of Nghệ An within Vietnam
Coordinates: 19°20′N 104°50′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	North Central Coast
Capital	Vinh
Government
• People's Council Chair	Nguyễn Tham Nhung
• People's Committee Chair	Phan Đình Trạc
Area
• Total	16,487 km2 (6,366 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	3,003,200
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Khơ Mú, Thai, Thổ, H'Mông
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code	38
ISO 3166 code	VN-22
Website	nghean.gov.vn

Nghệ An ( listen) is the largest province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into one city (Vinh), two towns (Cửa Lò and Thái Hòa), and 17 districts. The province contains 437 communes, the highest in any province in Vietnam.

Districts:

• Anh Sơn
• Con Cuông
• Diễn Châu
• Đô Lương
• Hưng Nguyên
• Kỳ Sơn
• Nam Đàn
• Nghi Lộc
• Nghĩa Đàn
• Quế Phong
• Quỳ Châu
• Quỳ Hợp
• Quỳnh Lưu
• Tân Kỳ
• Thanh Chương
• Tương Dương
• Yên Thành

Education

There are two universities in Nghệ An, both of them are in Vinh city which is the capital of Nghệ An province. The biggest one is Vinh University.

Notable inhabitants

Nghệ An is the home province of Phan Bội Châu and Ho Chi Minh.

Ethnic groups

In addition to the majority Vietnamese people, some Ơ Đu people also live here.

Etymology

The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán Tự: 乂安), meaning “governance in peace.”

External links

• Official website