Map of Vinh, Vietnam

Vinh is the administrative centre of Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, with a population of about 790,000. It lies at 18.6734°N, 105.6923°E. Vinh is about 262 km (163 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yên Vinh, 3 km to the west.

Vinh at a glance

Where is Vinh?

• The 9th largest city in Vietnam by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 00 min on the shortest day to 13 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Vinh

• Yên Vinh — 3 km west
• Hà Tĩnh — 43 km southeast
• Kỳ Anh — 93 km southeast
• Thanh Hóa — 126 km north
• Ba Đồn — 128 km southeast
• Hoàn Lão — 150 km southeast
• Đồng Hới — 166 km southeast
• Thakhèk — 167 km southwest, Laos
• Nakhon Phanom — 170 km southwest, Thailand
• Quán Hàu — 173 km southeast

Largest cities in Nghệ An Province

• Yên Vinh — 107,082

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
• Thuận An — 588,616
• Nha Trang — 579,000

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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.