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Encyclopedia > Ha Giang Province
Tỉnh Hà Giang
Location of Hà Giang Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Giang Van Quay
People's Committee Chair Trieu Duc Thanh
Geography
Capital Hà Giang
Region Northeast
Area 7,884.3 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density
660,700 (2004)
83.80/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Tày, Dao, H'Mông, Sán Dìu
Calling code 19
ISO 3166-2 VN-03
Website www.hagiang.gov.vn


Hà Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northern-most point. Image File history File links LocationVietnamHaGiang. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Ha Giang is a city in Vietnam. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. ... The Tay are an ethnic group of Vietnam. ... ... The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: è‹—pinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or HMông; Thai: แม้ว (Maew) or ม้ง (Mong)), are an Asian ethnic group speaking the Hmong language, whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam... The San Diu (also known as San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat and Man Quan Coc) are an ethnic group in North Vietnam. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Viet Nam. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ...


Administration

Hà Giang province is centered on the town of Hà Giang itself. It is divided into nine districts: Dong Van, Meo Vac, Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Bac Me, Hoang Su Phi, Vi Xuyen, Xin Man, and Bac Quang.


Economy

Hà Giang is a highly mountainous region, and travel around the province can be difficult. Much of the province is too mountainous for agriculture, leaving much of the land covered by forests. Hà Giang's central plateau is good for growing plums, peaches, and persimmons, which the province exports. In geology and earth science, a plateau (also tableland, plâteau) is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history. ... Plum is also a nickname for British humorist P. G. Wodehouse. ... Binomial name Prunus persica (L.) Batsch A peach dessert The Peach (Prunus persica) is a tree native to China that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. ... Species (kaki persimmon) (black sapote) (velvet apple) (date plum) (Texas persimmon) (American persimon) Persimmon most commonly refers to the edible fruit borne by some species of the genus Diospyros. ...


Hà Giang is one of the poorest provinces of Vietnam. Traditionally, the vast majority of its economic activity revolved around agriculture and forestry, but in recent years, there have been attempts to establish a manufacturing industry. Infrastructure in Hà Giang has seen improvement, but remains poor - roading, schools, and health services are less developed than in many other parts of Vietnam. A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


Demographics

Many people in Hà Giang belong to one of Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Aside from the Viet (or Kinh), the most numerous ethnic groups in Hà Giang are the Tay, the Dao, and the Hmong. Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. ... The Tay are an ethnic group of Vietnam. ... ... The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: è‹—pinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or HMông; Thai: แม้ว (Maew) or ม้ง (Mong)), are an Asian ethnic group speaking the Hmong language, whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam...




 
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Ha Giang (in Vietnamese, Hà Giang) is a province of Vietnam.
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Ha Giang is one of the poorest provinces of Vietnam.
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