northern Vietnam

{{About|the geographical region in Vietnam|the former country during the Vietnam War|North Vietnam}}

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Northern Vietnam or Tonkin ({{langx|vi|Bắc Bộ}}) is one of three geographical regions in Vietnam. It consists of three geographic sub-regions: the Northwest (Vùng Tây Bắc), the Northeast (Vùng Đông Bắc), and the Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng). It is near China. Unlike tropical Central and Southern Vietnam, Northern Vietnam has a subtropical climate.{{cite web |url=https://www.worlddata.info/asia/vietnam/climate.php |title=Vietnam Climate |website=WorldData.info |access-date=2023-11-24}}

It has a total area of about 109,942.9 km². Its Hanoi is now Vietnam's capital. Among the three geographical regions, the oldest is Northern Vietnam, where the Vietnamese culture originated in the Red River Delta, though Kinh Vietnamese eventually spread south into the Mekong Delta.{{Cite web |title=Quốc hội quyết nghị lấy tên nước là Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam |trans-title=The National Assembly resolved to name the country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |url=https://www.qdnd.vn/tu-lieu-ho-so/ngay-nay-nam-xua/ngay-2-7-1976-quoc-hoi-quyet-nghi-lay-ten-nuoc-la-cong-hoa-xa-hoi-chu-nghia-viet-nam-698149 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=People's Army Newspaper |language=vi}}

Administration

Northern Vietnam includes three administrative regions, which in turn comprises 25 First Tier units.

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Administrative Region ! First Tier Administrative Units ! Area (km²){{Cite web \|title=Area, population and population density by province \|url=https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/px-web/?pxid=E0201&theme=Population%20and%20Employment \|access-date=12 April 2024 \|website=General Statistics Office of Vietnam}} – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2022; (3) Items: Select all.{{Cite act\|type=Decision\|index=3048/QĐ-BTNMT\|date=18 October 2023\|legislature=Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)\|title=Phê duyệt và công bố kết quả thống kê diện tích đất đai năm 2022\|trans-title=Approve and announce the results of land area statistics in 2022\|url=https://monre.gov.vn/VanBan/Pages/ChiTietVanBanChiDao.aspx?pID=3012\|access-date=12 April 2024\|language=vi}} ! Population (2022) ! Population Density (people/ km²) ! Notes
Northeast (Đông Bắc Bộ) \| Bắc Giang Bắc Kạn Cao Bằng Hà Giang Lạng Sơn Phú Thọ Quảng Ninh Thái Nguyên Tuyên Quang \| 50,826.38 \| 9,474,710 \| 186.41 \| contains most of the mountainous provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Four of them are along Vietnam's border with China.
Northwest (Tây Bắc Bộ) \| Điện Biên Hòa Bình Lai Châu Lào Cai Sơn La Yên Bái \| 50,565.71 \| 4,911,370 \| 97.13 \| contains inland provinces in the west of Vietnam's northern part. Three of them are along Vietnam's border with Laos, and two border China (Dien Bien borders both China and Laos).
Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) \| Bắc Ninh Hà Nam Hà Nội {{ref\|a\|†}} Hải Dương Hải Phòng {{ref\|a\|†}} Hưng Yên Nam Định Ninh Bình Thái Bình Vĩnh Phúc \| 15,070.70 \| 22,091,250 \| 1,465.84 \| contains the small but populous provinces along the mouth of the Red River. The Red River Delta has the smallest area but highest population and population density of all regions. It is also the only region without any land borders with neighboring countries.

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Administrative Region

! First Tier Administrative Units

! Area (km²){{Cite web |title=Area, population and population density by province |url=https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/px-web/?pxid=E0201&theme=Population%20and%20Employment |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=General Statistics Office of Vietnam}} – Interactive table which you can view by making your selection in three boxes: (1) Cities, provinces: Select all; (2) Year: Select 2022; (3) Items: Select all.{{Cite act|type=Decision|index=3048/QĐ-BTNMT|date=18 October 2023|legislature=Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)|title=Phê duyệt và công bố kết quả thống kê diện tích đất đai năm 2022|trans-title=Approve and announce the results of land area statistics in 2022|url=https://monre.gov.vn/VanBan/Pages/ChiTietVanBanChiDao.aspx?pID=3012|access-date=12 April 2024|language=vi}}

! Population (2022)

! Population Density
(people/ km²)

! Notes

Northeast (Đông Bắc Bộ)

| 50,826.38

| 9,474,710

| 186.41

| contains most of the mountainous provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Four of them are along Vietnam's border with China.

Northwest (Tây Bắc Bộ)

| 50,565.71

| 4,911,370

| 97.13

| contains inland provinces in the west of Vietnam's northern part. Three of them are along Vietnam's border with Laos, and two border China (Dien Bien borders both China and Laos).

Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng)

Bắc Ninh

Hà Nam

Hà Nội {{ref|a|†}}

Hải Dương

Hải Phòng {{ref|a|†}}

| 15,070.70

| 22,091,250

| 1,465.84

| contains the small but populous provinces along the mouth of the Red River. The Red River Delta has the smallest area but highest population and population density of all regions. It is also the only region without any land borders with neighboring countries.

{{note|a|†}} Municipality (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương)

Of all 25 First Tier units, two are municipalities and 23 are provinces.

References

Category:Regions of Vietnam

northern Vietnam

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