Nghe An Province

Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Nghệ An
Meaning =


Council Chair = Nguyễn Tham Nhung
Committee Chair = Phan Đình Trạc
Capital = Vinh
Region = North Central Coast
Area = 16,487
Population = 3,003,200
Population year = 2004
Population density = 182
Ethnicities = Vietnamese, Khơ Mú, Thai, Thổ, H'Mông
Calling code = 38
ISO code = VN-22
Website = www.nghean.gov.vn

Nghệ An (audio|Nghe An.ogg|pronunciation; Hán Tự: ) is the largest province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into one city (Vinh), one town (Cửa Lò), and 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

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 [http://www.vinhuni.edu.vn 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 Viet people, some O Du people also live here.

External links

* [http://www.nghe-online.org Nghe An] - [http://www.nghe-online.org Ha Tinh] Forum
* [http://www.chovinh.com A Nghe An e-commercial website]