Quảng Ninh () is a province along the northeastern coast of Vietnam. It is about 153 km (95 mi) east of Hanoi, comprising four cities, two district-level towns and seven rural districts. The former provincial capital is Hạ Long. The province covers an area of
Quảng Ninh has a Human Development Index of 0.819 (very high), ranking second among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam.
Geography
The province has the shape of an oblique rectangle inclined in a northeast-to-southwest direction. To the west, the province borders a forest and mountain region. To the east, it is adjacent to the Gulf of Bắc Bộ. It features a meandering coastline, estuaries and tidal flats and more than 2,000 islands. Exactly 1,030 of these have been named. Quảng Ninh's coordinates are longitude 106º25′ to 108º25′ east and latitude 20º40′ to 21º40′ north. Its width from east to west is 195 km (at the widest part).
Demographics
thumb|Path to Mount Yên Tử
According to the General Statistics Office of the Government of Vietnam, the population of Quảng Ninh Province, as of 2019, was 1,320,324
Some of the economic indicators in agriculture, industries and other sectors are the following.
There are 1,440 farms as against the national number of 120,699
The output value of agriculture produce at constant 1994 prices in the province was 952.5 billion đồngs against the national value of 156,681.9 billion đồngs.
The province produced 227,700 tonnes of cereals as against the national production of 43.68 million tonnes.
The per capita production of cereals in the district was 205.2 kg as against the national figure of 501.8 kg. in 2008.
In 2007, the industrial output of the province was 37,987.5 billion VND against the national output of 1.47 million billion VND.
On Vietnam's Provincial Competitiveness Index 2023, a tool for evaluating the business environment in Vietnam's provinces, Quang Ninh received a score of 71.25. This was a decrease from 2022 in which the province received a score of 72.95. In 2023, the province received its highest scores on the 'time costs' and 'business support policy' criteria and lowest on 'labour policy' and 'policy bias'.
Historical places
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The province has number of attractions connected with the landforms such as the mountains and the sea or the bay, religious places of worship and festivals. Some of these are:
Temples
thumb|Hue Quang Tower Garden, which preserves the relics of the Zen monks, monks and nuns of [[Trúc Lâm.]]
Two temples in the province are the Cửa Ông Temple located on a mountain overlooking low Bai Tu Long Bay, and the Tien Temple located next to the headquarters of People's Committee of Cam La commune.
The Hanoi–Hạ Long (Cai Lan port) railway line has been improved. Rail links of 64 km length connect to industries in the province.