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In 1832, Emperor Minh Mạng divided Southern Vietnam into the six provinces Nam Kỳ Lục tỉnh. According to the Đại Nam nhất thống chí (Nguyễn dynasty national atlas) of the Quốc sử quán (official Nguyễn-era compilation of Vietnamese history, geography and people from 1821 to 1945), in 1698 the lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu ...
Cần Thơ, also written as Can Tho or Cantho ( standard Vietnamese: [kən˨˩ tʰəː˧˧], Southern: [kʌŋ˨˩ tʰəː] ), is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. [ 6 ][ 7 ] It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper -making village, and picturesque rural canals. [ 7 ]
The postal code system of Vietnam has officially been changed from 6 digits to 5 digits. Each country has its own separate postal code or zip code system. The postal code of Vietnam is composed of 5 digits, with the following meanings: [ 2][ 3] The first digit determines the area code. The first two characters identify the centrally-governed ...
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as officially recognized by the Vietnamese government. [1] Each ethnicity has their own unique language, traditions, and culture. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh 85.32%, Tay 1.92%, Thái 1.89%, Mường 1.51%, Hmong 1.45%, Khmer 1.32%, Nùng 1.13%, Dao 0.93%, Hoa 0.78%, with all others accounting for the remaining 3.7% (2019 census). [2]
Hanoi. / 21.00; 105.85. Hanoi[ a] ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river," [ 17] – Hanoi borders the Red and Black Rivers. As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district-level town.
The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 338,000 people. In land area, the largest province is Nghệ An, which runs from the city of Vinh up the wide Sông Cả valley. The smallest is Bắc Ninh, located in the populous Red River Delta region.
Quảng Bình province. / 17.500°N 106.333°E / 17.500; 106.333. Quảng Bình ( Vietnamese: [kwaːŋ˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˨˩] ⓘ) is a southern coastal province in the North Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Hà Tĩnh to the north, Quảng Trị to the south, Khammouane of Laos to the west and the East Sea ( Gulf of ...
The form Việt Nam is first recorded in the 16th-century oracular poem Sấm Trạng Trình. The name has also been found on 12 steles carved in the 16th and 17th centuries, including one at Bao Lam Pagoda in Hải Phòng that dates to 1558. [22] In 1802, Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (who later became Emperor Gia Long) established the Nguyễn dynasty.