Hưng Yên (Province)

Hưng Yên
Provincial capital:	Hưng Yên
Region:	North Vietnam ( Bắc Bộ )
Region:	Red River Delta
Surface:	923 km²
Residents:	1.128.702 (2009) {{{Proof}}}
Population density :	1,223 inhabitants / km²
ISO-3166-2 code :	VN-66
License plate :	89
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Hưng Yên with the capital Hưng Yên is one of the smaller provinces of Vietnam . It extends over 923 km² and has about one million inhabitants. It makes up 0.28% of the area and 1.3% of the population of Vietnam.

Confucius Temple Xích ng in Hưng Yên

Hưng Yên borders the provinces of Bắc Ninh and Hanoi in the north, Hanoi in the west, Hải Dương in the east, Hà Nam and Thái Bình in the south.

Various ethnic groups live in the province, the majority of which are Việt / Kinh .

From 1968 to 1996 it formed the Hải Hưng Province together with the neighboring Hetei Dương Province .

Districts

Hưng Yên is divided into the provincial town of the same name ( thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh ) Hưng Yên and nine districts ( huyện ):

• Ân Thi
• Khoai Chau
• Kim Động
• Mỹ Hào
• Phủ Cừ
• Tiên Lữ
• Van Giang
• Văn Lâm
• Yên Mỹ .

Web links

• Provincial website

Coordinates: 20 ° 50 '  N , 106 ° 5'  E