Hoabinh
Area:
4,662.5
sq. km
Population:
803,300 habitants (2004)
Capital: Hoa Binh Town.
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...
Geography
Hoabinh is a
mountainous province in the North. It is bordered by Phutho and Hatay in the
north, Ninhbinh and Thanhhoa in the south, Han
The topography is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The annual average temperature varies between 23 and 25ºC.
Tourism
The culture of
Hoabinh 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
Mountainous
terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes,
Apart of these, scientific tests have shown that the mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good for drinking, bathing and treatment.
Transportation
Road and water transportation are convenient.
There is National Highway No. 6 from Hanoi vie Ha Tay to Hoabinh, Sonla,
National Highway No. 15 from Mai Chau to Thanhhoa,
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Source: Vietnam Administration of Tourism |