About Bắc Ninh
Bắc Ninh is a city in Bac Ninh, Vietnam with a population of 287,658. It is the 36th largest of the 301 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Vietnam, and the 1,985th largest worldwide. It lies 30 km from Hanoi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 7
Coordinates
21.186, 106.076
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 301 in VietnamClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.