Ninh Bình () is a province of Vietnam in the Red River Delta region. The province is known for natural and cultural attractions, including reserved parks in Cúc Phương National Park and Vân Long, grotto caves and rivers in Tràng An, Tam Cốc-Bích Động and Múa Caves, historic monuments in the Hoa Lư ancient capital, Vietnam's largest Buddhist worshipping complex (Bái Đính Temple), and the Phát Diệm Cathedral with "eclectic architectural style".

Geography

Ninh Bình is located to the south of the Northern Delta, between the Red and Ma rivers. It has a coastline abutting the Gulf of Tonkin.

The population is 1,010,700 people (2022), with a total area of .

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File:Van long NB.jpg|Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve

File:Vườn chim Thung Nham một buổi hoàng hôn.jpg|alt=Thung Nham Bird Park|Thung Nham Bird Park

File:Vietnam, Ninh Binh, Limestone peaks.jpg|Limestone scenery

File:Vietnam, Ninh Binh, Limestone rocks and wetlands.jpg|Rice paddies

File:Vietnam, Ninh Binh, In the wild.jpg|Landscape near Ninh Bình

File:Vietnam, Ninh Binh, Trang An Cave.jpg|Tam Cốc-Bích Động

File:Phatdiemk-77.jpg|Phát Diệm Cathedral

File:Temple commémoratif au roi Dinh Tien Hoang (Hoa Lu).jpg|Hoa Lư - ancient capital

File:BaiDinh Dien TamThe.JPG|Bái Đính Temple

File:View of Ninh Binh atop limestone rocks near Mua Cave.jpg|Khê Hạ village and paddies

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