Editing Vinh (section)

{{about|the city in Vietnam|other uses|Vinh (disambiguation) }}
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'''Vinh''' ({{IPA|vi|viŋ̟|lang|Vinh.ogg}}) is the capital of [[Nghệ An province]] and an economic and cultural center of [[North Central Coast|North-Central]] Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/738262/vinh-city-to-be-economic-and-cultural-centre-of-the-north-central-region-by-2023.html | title=Vinh City to be economic and cultural centre of the north central region by 2023 }}</ref> A key point in the East–West economic corridor linking [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]], the city is situated in the Southeast of the province, alongside the [[Cả River|Lam River]] and is located on the main North–South transportation route of Vietnam, making it accessible by highway, railroad, boat and air. The [[Vinh International Airport]] is served daily by four carriers: [[Vietnam Airlines]], [[VietJet Air]], [[Bamboo Airways]] and [[Jetstar Pacific]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vinpearl.com/en/vinh-international-airport-what-you-should-know|title=Vinh International Airport: What you should know}}</ref> On September 5, 2008, it was upgraded from Grade-II city to Grade-I city, the fifth city to hold the status, after [[Hai Phong|Haiphong]], [[Da Nang|Đà Nẵng]] and [[Huế]]. Vinh is the most populous city in the North [[Central Vietnam|Central Coastal region]], with 790,000 residents as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Điều kiện tự nhiên |url=https://vinh.nghean.gov.vn/mua-sam/-/asset_publisher/ynVJdsHuw4tR/content/vi-tri-ieu-kien-tu-nhien#:~:text=Theo%20th%E1%BB%91ng%20k%C3%AA%20n%C4%83m%202019,l%C3%A0%20108.675%20ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di%20chi%E1%BA%BFm%2032%25. |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=vinh.nghean.gov.vn |language=vi-VN}}</ref> The city is bordered by [[Nghi Lộc district]] to the North and East, [[Hưng Nguyên district]] to the West, and [[Nghi Xuân district]] of [[Hà Tĩnh Province]] to the South across the Lam River. Vinh is about {{convert|300|km}} South of [[Hanoi]] and {{convert|1,400|km}} North of [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. The total area of Vinh city is {{convert|166|km2}}, divided administratively into 16 [[Ward (Vietnam)|wards]] and 9 [[Commune (Vietnam)|communes]].