Nghệ An Province
| Nghệ An Province Tỉnh Nghệ An |
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| Location of Nghệ An within Vietnam Location of Nghệ An within Vietnam |
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| 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 km2 (6,366.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,037,400 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (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 (Audio file "Nghe An.ogg" not found) is a province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is Vietnam's largest province by area.
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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:
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- 3 district-level towns:
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- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014, General Statistics Office Of Vietnam
- ↑ 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."
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