Ha Tinh Province

Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Hà Tĩnh
Meaning =


Council Chair = Nguyễn Thanh Bình
Committee Chair = Lê Văn Chất
Capital = Hà Tĩnh
Region = North Central Coast
Area = 6,055.6
Population = 1,286,700
Population year = 2004
Population density = 212.48
Ethnicities = Vietnamese, Thai, Chứt, Mường
Calling code = 39
ISO code = VN-23
Website = www.hatinh.gov.vn

Ha Tinh (in Vietnamese "Hà Tĩnh"; Hán Tự: ) is a province on the north central coast of Vietnam.

Geography

Hà Tĩnh province is located in the northern part of central Vietnam, about 340 km south of Hanoi, facing Nghệ An province to the north, Quảng Bình to the south, Laos to the west, and the South China Sea to the east.

Administration

The province consists of a provincial capital and a town named Hong Linh with 10 districts.

*Cẩm Xuyên
*Can Lộc
*Đức Thọ
*Hương Khê
*Hương Sơn
*Kỳ Anh
*Lộc Hà (newly-established district on 7/2/2007 that combined parts of Can Lộc and Thạch Hà)
*Nghi Xuân
*Thạch Hà
*Vũ Quang

Tourism

Hà Tĩnh has many touristic locations of historical and cultural interest. It is home to national figures such as Mai Hắc Đế, Nguyễn Du, Nguyễn Công Trứ, Phan Đình Phùng, Hoàng Cao Khải, Trần Phú, Hà Huy Tập, Ngô Đức Kế, Xuan Tuu, Xuân Diệu, Huy Cận, Hoàng Xuân Hãn, Trần Trọng Kim, and Lê Văn Thiêm. Notable scenic areas include Vũ Môn Falls, Vũ Quang Garden, Kẻ Gỗ Lake, Sơn Kim hot springs, Đèo Ngang pass, Hương Tích Pagoda, Hòn Bớc, Hòn Lám, and beautiful beaches at Thiên Cầm, Ðèo Con, Xuân Thành, Chân Tiên. Most of these are along the routes 1A and 8.

Transport

In 2007, a railway link to Laos was proposed from Ha Tinh province.

External links

* [http://www.hatinh.gov.vn/ Ha Tinh province People's Committee]
* [http://www.nghe-online.org Nghe An] - [http://www.nghe-online.org Ha Tinh] Forum
* [http://nguoihatinh.net Nguoi Ha Tinh] - [http://nguoihatinh.net Forum] website
* [http://www.mande.co.uk/htpap/hatinh.htm Poverty alleviation in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam: A public archive of development project documents]