Map of Bắc Ninh, Vietnam

Bắc Ninh is the administrative centre of Bac Ninh, Vietnam, with a population of about 287,658. It lies at 21.1861°N, 106.0763°E. Bắc Ninh is about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cung Kiệm, 9 km to the east.

Bắc Ninh at a glance

Where is Bắc Ninh?

• The 30th largest city in Vietnam by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Bac Ninh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 50 min on the shortest day to 13 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bắc Ninh

• Cung Kiệm — 9 km east
• Bắc Giang — 16 km northeast
• Sóc Sơn — 25 km west
• Chí Linh — 28 km southeast
• Hoàn Kiếm — 29 km southwest
• Hanoi — 30 km southwest
• Tây Hồ — 30 km southwest
• Hai BàTrưng — 31 km southwest
• Đống Đa — 31 km southwest
• Thanh Xuân — 36 km southwest

Largest cities in Bac Ninh

• Bắc Giang — 450,000
• Chũ — 127,881
• Cung Kiệm — 80,000

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Cần Thơ — 1,507,187
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Thanh Hóa — 850,000
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.