Area:
6.055,6 sq. km.
Population: 1,286,700 habitants (2004)
Capital: Ha Tinh Town.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Hong Linh
- Districts: Huong Son, Duc Tho, Nghi Xuan, Can
Loc, Huong Khe, Thach Ha, Cam Xuyen, Ky Anh, Vu
Quang.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Thai, Muong, Chut.
Geography
Ha Tinh is located on the Northern Central of
Vietnam, surrounded by Nghe An Province on the
north, Quang Binh Province on the south, Laos on
the west, and East Sea on the east.
Locating at the east of Truong Son Mountain
Range, Ha Tinh’s terrain is both narrow and
sloping, tilting towards the east. To the west
is a high mountain range (with average height of
1,500m), following with a range of hills, small
and narrow elongated plain and coastal sandy
banks.
Mountainous terrain accounts for 80% of the
province's natural area that is sharply
differentiated and divided, forming deferent
ecological areas. There are 14 rivers such as
Ngan Pho, Ngan Sau, Cay. The coastline is 137km
in length which is suitable for making salt,
rearing shellfish such as shrimps, crabs,
oysters, snails...
Ha Tinh belongs to the tropical monsoon area.
The annual average temperature is 23.7ºC. There
are two clear seasons:Raining season lasts from
August to November. Annually average rainfall is
from 2500mm to 2650mm, account to 54% of whole
year.Dry season is from December to July next
year. The weather is dry, hot and highly
vaporizing West- Southern wind (blowing from
Laos).
Tourisms
The
province has many special internal tourism
places ecologically, historically, culturally,
namely National Park of Vu Quang, Ke Go
reservoir, Hong Linh Mountain, interests
inhering to poet Nguyen Du, monument of comrade
Tran Phu - First General Secretary of Vietnamese
Communist Party, Dong Loc Road Junction - a
monument sticking with glorious victory of
Vietnam against the US. Then, tourists are able
to relax in Xuan Thanh, Thien Cam, Thach Hai or
Deo Con beaches, or in medical treatment area of
Son Kim Hot Spring.
Ha Tinh preserves many temples, pagodas such as
Cua Dieu Tower, Huong Tich, Bich Chau, Yen Lac
pagodas, Tam Lang, Chieu Trung temples…
Coming there, visitor do not forget make tour to
some of handicrafts villages such as Van Cham,
Minh Long iron, Duc Lam cooper, Cam Trang
pottery, Thai Yen wood, Ha silt, Ho cloth.
Apart of that, tourists can follow National Road
No. 8 passing Cau Treo Border Gate to Laos,
Thailand and other ASEAN countries...
Ethnic groups
Ha Tinh population is mainly Viet (Kinh)
following Mau believing,
Confucianism, Buddhist, tutelary gods
worship. The province is home of Hai Thuong Lan
Ong – a famous physician, Nguyen Du, Huy Can
poets, and Nguyen Cong Tru, Tran Phu, Ha Huy
Tap, Ngo Duc Ke…
Transportation
The transportation is convenient with National
Highway No. 1A and Thong Nhat Express Train
crossing the province. There is Keo Nua Border
Gate linking to Laos, Thailand. Ha Tinh Town is
341km from Hanoi.
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