Natural Conditions

Geographical location:

Bac Ninh is located in the Red River Delta of the northern of the country.

 Adjacent to the provinces:

·         Bac Giang province in the North

·         Ha Noi capital in the Southwest and West

·         Hai Duong province in the Southeast and East

·         Hung Yen province in the South.
 

Area:

804 km²

 

Population:

The average population: 1.038.229 people (2010)

 

Climate:

 Bac Ninh is located in a tropical monsoon region. Average annual temperature is 23°C, average annual rainfall is 1,400-1,600mm, average annual sunshine is 1,530-1,776 hours, relative humidity is 79%.

Terrain:

Bac Ninh has a rather even and flat terrain, mainly sloping from north to south and west to east, causing currents to flow down into Duong River and Thai Binh River. The terrain odds is not much; field areas are 3-7m high and hill and mountain areas are 300-400m high above sea level. Its hills and mountains only make up 0, 53% of its natural area mainly in 2 districts of Que Vo and Tien Du. Besides, there are shallow depressions along dykes under districts of Gia Binh, Luong Tai, Que Vo, and Yen Phong.