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City profile · Vietnam · Asia

Vinh

Nghe An Province · Vietnam
City population
790,000
#9
in Vietnam
#1
in Nghe An Province
#703
worldwide
HanoiVinh
18.673, 105.692 · 262 km from Hanoi
City population
790,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Vietnam
#9
of 301 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#703
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Vietnam
0.8%
of the national population

About Vinh

Located 262 km from Hanoi, Vinh has a population of 790,000 and ranks ninth among Vietnam's listed cities. The city proper accounts for 0.8% of the national population and is the largest settlement in Nghe An Province. Yên Vinh (107,082) and Hồng Lĩnh (36,940) lie within 16 km, while Bến Thủy (17,000) sits 3 km away.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Vietnam
#9of 301
LargestSmallest
Position in Nghe An Province
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Vietnam
Region
Nghe An Province
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
262 km
to Hanoi
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
18.673, 105.692
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 Vietnam

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMYên Vinh107K people16KMHồng Lĩnh37K people26KMNghèn19K people35KMDiễn Thành22K people43KMHà Tĩnh266K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Vinh790K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Vinh compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Vinh790K

Vinh Population FAQ

What is the population of Vinh?

Vinh has a city population of 790,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Vinh?

Vinh is in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, 262 km from the capital, Hanoi. Its coordinates are 18.673, 105.692.

How big is Vinh compared with other cities in Vietnam?

It is the 9th largest of the 301 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Vietnam, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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