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<p>Vinh (Vietnamese: [viŋ̟] ⓘ) is the capital of <a href="/facts/Ngh%E1%BB%87_An_province/N1V6VyDm">Nghệ An province</a> and an economic and cultural center of <a href="/facts/North_Central_Coast/3t31vmvy">North-Central</a> Vietnam. A key point in the East–West economic corridor linking <a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a>, <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a>, <a href="/facts/Laos/S0afugjX">Laos</a> and <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>, the city is situated in the Southeast of the province, alongside the <a href="/facts/C%E1%BA%A3_River/j5gpR6c5">Lam River</a> and is located on the main North–South transportation route of Vietnam, making it accessible by highway, railroad, boat and air. The <a href="/facts/Vinh_International_Airport/BtjbxKXk">Vinh International Airport</a> is served daily by four carriers: <a href="/facts/Vietnam_Airlines/btr6Hrdu">Vietnam Airlines</a>, <a href="/facts/VietJet_Air/yynwApPE">VietJet Air</a>, <a href="/facts/Bamboo_Airways/H8USnnmR">Bamboo Airways</a> and <a href="/facts/Jetstar_Pacific/4cqnTvUu">Jetstar Pacific</a>. On September 5, 2008, it was upgraded from Grade-II city to Grade-I city, the fifth city to hold the status, after <a href="/facts/Hai_Phong/qGvrylTK">Haiphong</a>, <a href="/facts/Da_Nang/AXY8dD1F">Đà Nẵng</a> and <a href="/facts/Hu%E1%BA%BF/9qufc1ap">Huế</a>. Vinh is the most populous city in the North <a href="/facts/Central_Vietnam/JXTyXnPl">Central Coastal region</a>, with 790,000 residents as of 2024. The city is bordered by <a href="/facts/Nghi_L%E1%BB%99c_district/qEqMUL1m">Nghi Lộc district</a> to the North and East, <a href="/facts/H%C6%B0ng_Nguy%C3%AAn_district/QyEV91ID">Hưng Nguyên district</a> to the West, and <a href="/facts/Nghi_Xu%C3%A2n_district/6tReCAIJ">Nghi Xuân district</a> of <a href="/facts/H%C3%A0_T%C4%A9nh_Province/fd6zmeLQ">Hà Tĩnh Province</a> to the South across the Lam River. Vinh is about 300 kilometres (190 mi) South of <a href="/facts/Hanoi/0W2xfMQN">Hanoi</a> and 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) North of <a href="/facts/Ho_Chi_Minh_City/TyQxqTmQ">Ho Chi Minh City</a>. The total area of Vinh city is 166 square kilometres (64 sq mi), divided administratively into 16 <a href="/facts/Ward_(Vietnam)/hRSAN7YM">wards</a> and 9 <a href="/facts/Commune_(Vietnam)/0NcImdBR">communes</a>. </p>