Bắc Ninh

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Bắc Ninh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɓɐ̌k˧˥ nīɲ]) is a centrally-governed city in Vietnam, located in the Red River Delta region. It borders Hanoi, Hải Phòng, Quảng Ninh cities, Hưng Yên province, Lạng Sơn province, and Thái Nguyên province. The city covers an area of 4,718.60 km2 (1,821.86 mi2) and as of 2025 it has a population of 3,619,433. Bắc Ninh is known for Quan họ folk music. Quan họ was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009. The city has a Human Development Index of 0.779 (high), ranking seventh among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam. It was ranked eighth in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and third in per capita GRDP among Vietnamese administrative units. The GRDP reached 248.376 trillion Vietnamese Đồng (equivalent to over 10.8 billion USD), with a per capita GRDP of 7,250 USD (equivalent to 167 million Đồng), and a GRDP growth rate of 7.39% in 2022.

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