| Bắc Ninh | |
| Official Name: | Bắc Ninh City |
| Native Name: | Thành phố Bắc Ninh |
| Settlement Type: | City (Class-1) |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of in Vietnam |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bắc Ninh |
| Area Total Km2: | 82.60 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 287,658 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2707 |
| Timezone: | Indochina Time |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 21.1833°N 109°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Cwa |
| Website: | http://tpbacninh.bacninh.gov.vn/ |
Bắc Ninh is a city in the northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 247,702 in 2019.[1] In January 2006, the town (thị xã) of Bắc Ninh was upgraded to city (thành phố).
In March 1884, Bắc Ninh was the site of a decisive campaign in the wars between France and assorted Black Flag Army forces, and the town fell to the French.[2] Thereafter under French protectorate, the town was confirmed as the center of all political, economic, cultural offices of colonial administration in the province. The land of the Bắc Ninh Citadel, within Yên, Niem and Do Villages, was occupied by French troops.[3] At this time Bắc Ninh became known in Europe for its lacquer work and mother-of-pearl inlaid black-wood screens, cabinets, trays, and boxes.[4] Bắc Ninh Railway Station opened after 1904. An ambush of French troops by the Việt Minh occurred at Bắc Ninh while the 1946 Fontainebleau Conference was ongoing.[5] [6]
The city's name means "northern serenity".
The city is home to the Banking Academy of Vietnam, Bắc Ninh campus (Học viện Ngân hàng), the Kinh Bắc International School, and the Military Academy of Politics main campus (Học viện Chính trị Quân sự), and Bắc Ninh Railway Station. There is a shrine to Bà Chúa Kho.[7]
The city is administratively divided into 19 units, including 19 urban wards (phường) - Đáp Cầu, Hạp Lĩnh, Khắc Niệm, Phong Khê, Khúc Xuyên, Thị Cầu, Vũ Ninh, Suối Hoa, Tiền An, Ninh Xá, Vân Dương, Vạn An, Vệ An, Kinh Bắc, Đại Phúc, Võ Cường, Hoà Long, Kim Chân and Nam Sơn.
On Vietnam's Provincial Competitiveness Index 2023, a key tool for evaluating the business environment in Vietnam’s provinces, Bac Ninh received a score of 67.53. This was an improvement from 2022 in which the province received a score of 69.08. In 2023, the province received its highest scores on the 'Entry Costs' and 'Time Costs' criterion and lowest on 'Business Support Policy' and 'Policy Bias'.[8]