1. When did Vietnam have 63 provinces and cities?

  • 1976
    0%
  • 2004
    0%
  • Year 2008
    0%
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    According to the Ministry of Home Affairs ' summary information on administrative boundary management, in April 1975, Vietnam had 72 provincial-level administrative units. By 1976, the whole country had only 38 provincial-level administrative units. After many mergers and separations, by 2004, the whole country had 64 provinces and cities.

    In mid-2008, the National Assembly voted to pass a resolution to merge Ha Tay province; four communes of Luong Son district, Hoa Binh province; Me Linh district, Vinh Phuc province into Hanoi city. Since then, Vietnam has had 63 provinces and cities, including 58 provinces and 5 centrally-run cities.

    2. Which letter do the names of provinces and cities in our country start with the most?

    • B
      0%
    • D
      0%
    • H
      0%
    • N
      0%
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      According to statistics, Vietnam has 10 provinces and cities with names starting with the letter B. This is also the letter that appears most often at the beginning of the names of provinces. Provinces and cities starting with the letter B include: Bac Giang , Bac Kan, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Binh Duong, Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan.

      3. Which letter does not appear in the names of provinces and cities in Vietnam?

      • E
        0%
      • O
        0%
      • X
        0%
      • R
        0%
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        “X” is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any province or city in Vietnam. If we only consider the first letter in the names of provinces and cities, many letters do not appear either, such as: D, M, R, E, I, O, U...

        4. Of the 63 provinces and cities in our country, how many provinces and cities have the word "An" in their names?

        • 2
          0%
        • 3
          0%
        • 5
          0%
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          Vietnam has 3 provinces with the word "An" in their names, including: An Giang, Nghe An, Long An.

          Nghe An is a name that dates back to 1030 during the Ly Dynasty, with the meaning of "ruling for peace" because at that time this was the southern border region of Vietnam.

          The name An Giang means a land of gentle and peaceful rivers.

          Long An is a place name understood in the following meanings: An means peaceful, safe. Long means full, prosperous, great, good.

          5. Which 3 words are used most in the names of places in An Giang today?

          • Peace, Peace, Quiet
            0%
          • Vinh, Phu, My
            0%
          • An, Binh, Thoi
            0%
          • My, Giang, Ha
            0%
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            The names of villages and communes in ancient An Giang often began with the words "Tan" (new, new land), "Vinh" (forever, everlasting), and "Phu" (wealthy).

            Currently, in the whole An Giang province, place names with the word "Vinh" (prosperity) account for 27/137 communes, wards and towns; the word "Phu" (rich, prosperous) is 28, place names starting with the word "My" (beautiful, good) are 15.

            In addition, among the administrative place names in An Giang, the elements "An", "Binh", "Thoi" also account for a significant number.

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