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THE
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Hanoi
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Bac
Kan
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Bac
Ninh
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Cao
Bang
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Dien
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Ha
Giang
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Hoa
Binh
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HaiPhong
City
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Hai
Duong
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Ha
Tay
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Lai
Chau
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Lang
Son
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Lao
Cai
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Nam
Dinh
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Ninh
Binh
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Phu
Tho
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Quang
Ninh
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Son
La
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Thai
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Thai
Nguyen
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Tuyen
Quang
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Vinh
Phuc
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Area: 4,684.2 sq. km
Population: 820.4 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Hoa Binh City
Districts: Da Bac, Mai Chau, Ky Son, Cao Phong, Luong Son, Kim Boi, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Lac Thuy, Yen Thuy.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Thai, Tay, Dao... |
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Geography
 Hoa Binh is a mountainous province in the North. It is bordered by Phu Tho and Ha Tay in the north, Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa in the south, Ha Nam in the east, and Son La in the west.
The topography is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The annual average temperature varies between 23 and 25�C.
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Tourism
The
culture
of
Hoa
Binh
combines
several
ethnic
groups
with
their
own
languages,
traditional
literature,
and
festivals.
Tourists
especially
enjoy
the
ethnic
specialty
dishes
including
rice
cooked
in
bamboo
and
grilled
meat.
At
night,
visitors
can
stay
in
stilt
houses
at
Lac
Village
in
Mai
Chau
Valley,
enjoy
watching
traditional
dancing,
music
performances
(bronze
drums,
gongs),
and
Thai
minority
singing
and
dancing.
The
remote
Muong,
Dao,
Tay
minority
villages
draw
visitors
who
like
study
the
life
of
ethnic
groups.
Beautiful
brocade
and
forest
products
are
interesting
souvenirs.
Mountainous
terrain
with
Thac
Bo,
Hoa
Tien
grottoes,
Ret
Cave,
Pu
Nooc
Primitive
forest
and
many
clean
springs
are
suitable
for
swimming,
climbing,
walking,
and
hunting.
Visitors
are
also
fascinated
by
superb
beauty
of
Hoa
Binh
Hydroelectric
Power
Plant,
the
largest
one
in
Vietnam.
Boating
on
Da
River
is
an
enjoyable
feeling.
Apart
of
these,
scientific
tests
have
shown
that
the
mineral
water
at
Kim
Boi
Hot
Spring
is
good
for
drinking,
bathing
and
treatment. |
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Transportation
Road and water transportation are convenient. There is National Highway No. 6 from Hanoi vie Ha Tay to Hoa Binh, Son La, National Highway No. 15 from Mai Chau to Thanh Hoa, National Highway No. 12B from Hoa Binh to Nho Quan (Ninh Binh).
Hoa Binh Town is 82km from Hanoi. Da River is 5km from Hoa Binh City. |
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