Ninh Bình (city)
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| Country: |
 Vietnam
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| Province : | Ninh Bình | ||
| ISO 3166-2: VN : | VN-18 | ||
| Coordinates : | 20 ° 15 ′ N , 105 ° 59 ′ E | ||
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| City residents : | 130,517 (2007) | ||
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| Area code : | +84 (0) | ||
| Vehicle registration number : | 35 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +7: 00 | ||
Ninh Bình is the capital of the province of the same name Ninh Bình in northern Vietnam . The city is located in the heart of the province, 93 kilometers south of Hanoi . Adjacent are the districts of Hoa Lư (north, west and south), Yên Khánh (southeast) and in Yên in the province of Nam Định (northeast).
statistical data
The city of Ninh Bình has an area of 4836.49 hectares and 130,517 inhabitants.
It is divided into 11 districts ( phường ):
- Bích Đào
- Đông Thành
- Nam Bình
- Nam Thành
- Ninh Khanh
- Ninh Phong
- Ninh Sơn
- Phúc Thành
- Tân Thành
- Thanh Bình
- Vân Giang
and 3 municipalities ( xã ):
- Ninh Nhất
- Ninh Tiến
- Ninh Phúc
traffic
National roads 1A and 10 run near Ninh Bình . The city also has a train station. Ninh Phúc river port is the largest in Vietnam .
Attractions
In the area there are natural landscapes, well-known mountains such as the Non Nước or the Ngọc Mỹ Nhân , cultural-historical relics and caves such as the Thai-Vi temple, Tam-Coc ("Three Caves") , the Bich-Dong Pagoda ( "Green Cave") , the Sorceress Cave and the Linh Coc Pagoda.
Ninh Bình Railway Station
Bái Đính Temple
Phat Diem Cathedral
Plan of the Citadel of Nam Dinh (1884)
Sons and daughters
- Gioan Đỗ Văn Ngân (* 1953), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Xuân Lôc
