Nghệ An Province

Nghệ An Province Tỉnh Nghệ An
Province
Location of Nghệ An within Vietnam
Coordinates: 19°20′N 104°50′E / 19.333°N 104.833°ECoordinates: 19°20′N 104°50′E / 19.333°N 104.833°E
Country	Vietnam
Region	North Central Coast
Capital	Vinh
Government
• People's Council Chair	Trần Hồng Châu
• People's Committee Chair	Hồ Đức Phước
Area[1]
• Total	16,490.0 km^2 (6,366.8 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	3,037,400
• Density	180/km^2 (480/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	Nghệ An

Nghệ An ( listen) is a province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is Vietnam's largest province by area.

History

Nghệ An (乂安) and Thanh Hoá were the base of "Thanh-Nghệ" (from the name of the two provinces) former Lê Dynasty loyalist opposition to the new Mạc dynasty in the 1530s.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Nghệ An is subdivided into 21 district-level sub-divisions:

• 17 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

• 3 district-level towns:

• • Cửa Lò
  • Thái Hòa
  • Hoàng Mai (newly created since 2013)

• 1 provincial city:
  • Vinh (capital)

They are further subdivided into 17 commune-level towns (or townlets), 431 communes, and 32 wards.

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 乂安, meaning "governance in peace."

References

1. Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014, General Statistics Office Of Vietnam
2. Anh Tuấan HoÁng - Silk for Silver: Dutch-Vietnamese Relations, 1637-1700 2007 19 "Shortly after the Mạc usurpation, in 1532, Thanh-Nghệ loyalists began a movement to restore the Lê dynasty, using Thanh Hoá and Nghệ An provinces as a base from which to rival the Mạc in Đông Kinh."

External links

• Official website