Hà Nam province

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Hà Nam
Province
Phủ Lý City  • Bà-banh Temple  • Sở Kiện Cathedral  • Hà Hoa Tiên University  • Đáy River  • Yên Lệnh Bridge  • Đoan Vỹ Bridge
Seal
Nickname:  South of the river
Location of Hà Nam within Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°35′N 106°0′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Red River Delta
Capital	Phủ Lý
Government
• People's Council Chair	Tăng Văn Phả
• People's Committee Chair	Đinh Văn Cường
Area
• Total	861.93 km2 (332.79 sq mi)
Population  (2023),
• Total	885,914
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Kinh, Tày-Nùng, Mường, Hoa
GDP
• Total	VND 44.613 trillion US$ 1.938 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	226
ISO 3166 code	VN-63
HDI (2020)	0.759 (13th)
Website	www.hanam.gov.vn

Hà Nam is a province of northern Vietnam, in the Red River Delta.

History

Map of Ha Nam province in 1909

Its name Hà-nam (河南) means "the south of the river", but it was only grafted from Hà-nội and Nam-định by the French administrative managers about the early of XX century. The territory of this province is not located in the South of any river in fact.

Hà Nam, and Vietnam as a whole, implemented the second five-year plan between 1975 and 1980. This plan included protecting the country's national border and gradually overcoming difficulties within the country itself. Between 1981 and 1985, the administration attempted to improve the society and culture of Vietnam.

Administration

Hà Nam is subdivided into six district-level sub-divisions:

• 4 districts:
  • Bình Lục
  • Kim Bảng
  • Lý Nhân
  • Thanh Liêm

• 1 provincial city:
  • Phủ Lý
• 1 town:
  • Duy Tiên

They are further subdivided into seven commune-level towns (or townlets), 98 communes, and 11 wards.

See also

• Nam Định
• Ninh Bình
• Hưng Yên

External links

• Government of Hà Nam Archived 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in English)