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Vinh
Nghệ An Province, Vietnam · Asia
About Vinh
Vinh sits on the route: 10 minutes from Nghi Xuân.
Vinh is in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, with about 790,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nghi Xuân, about 7 km away.
Vinh (Vietnamese: [viŋ̟] ) is a former city located in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam and was the capital city of Nghệ An province, Vietnam. Vinh also is an economic and cultural center of the country's North-Central region. The city's name "Vinh" currently refers to a 166.22 square kilometres (64.18 sq mi)Read more
area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 6 wards, including Trường Vinh, Thành Vinh, Vinh Hưng, Vinh Phú, Vinh Lộc, and Cửa Lò.
On September 5, 2008, it was upgraded from a Grade-II city to a Grade-I city, becoming the fourth city to hold the status, after Haiphong, Đà Nẵng and Huế.
Vinh is located in the Southeast of Nghe An, alongside the Lam River and is located on the main North–South transportation route of Vietnam, making it accessible by highway, railroad, boat and air. The Vinh International Airport is served daily by four carriers: Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Bamboo Airways and Jetstar Pacific. Vinh is a key point in the East–West economic corridor linking Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
The city was bordered by Nghi Lộc district to the North and East, Hưng Nguyên district to the West, and Nghi Xuân district of Hà Tĩnh Province to the South across the Lam River. Vinh was about 300 kilometres (190 mi) South of Hanoi and 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) North of Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2025, the population of the city was 580669. The total area of the city was 166.22 square kilometres (64.18 sq mi), divided administratively into 24 wards and 9 communes.
Vinh ceased to exist as a municipal city on 1 July 2025, following the elimination of district level units in Vietnam.
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Vinh is in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, about 7 km from Nghi Xuân.
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- Population
- 790,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Nghệ An Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 18.6734, 105.6923
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