Hà Tĩnh
Sino-Vietnamese reading: “Hà” river, “Tĩnh” calm. The province was created in 1831 from the part of Nghệ An south of the Lam River.
Hypothesis or tradition1
Province · Code 42
Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh
Not merged with another province
Place names through time
Legal basis
- Commune level
1665/NQ-UBTVQH15
Adopted 6/16/2025; new commune government operating from 7/1/2025
Number checked, full text pending- Province level
NQ 202/2025/QH15
Adopted 12 June 2025; new province operating from 7/1/2025
- District level
Ceased operating
From 7/1/2025 under Resolution 203/2025/QH15 amending the Constitution
Provinces before 1 July 2025
History and name meanings
History and name meanings are compiled by LeKha from public sources and await an editor’s check against the originals. Each statement shows its evidence level and supporting sources.
Name meanings
Names over time
Each group is a separate administrative unit. The same name does not imply the same territory.
Timeline
Established
Hà Tĩnh province created
Corroborated21View 1831 on the map
Administrative lineage
Each relationship states its type (rename, merger, split) and source; none is inferred from similar names or nearby coordinates.
Tỉnh Hà TĩnhSplit fromTỉnh Nghệ An1831
Separated from Nghệ An.
Landscape and historical statistics
No sourced layer of historical rivers, coastlines, land use or boundaries with stated accuracy exists yet for this unit.
Population and area are not compared across periods when the unit’s extent differs.
Sources
Each source supports only the statements listed under it.
[1]Địa danh hành chính và câu chuyện văn hóa
Báo Hà Tĩnh · Press · Medium reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
Tra qua chỉ mục tìm kiếm ngày 24/10/2026, chưa mở toàn văn; biên tập viên cần đối chiếu nguyên văn trước khi duyệt.
- Hà Tĩnh: Sino-Vietnamese reading: “Hà” river, “Tĩnh” calm. The province was created in 1831 from the part of Nghệ An south of the Lam River. — Giải nghĩa Hà là sông, Tĩnh là yên lặng, bình yên.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh – Hà Tĩnh — Địa danh tỉnh Hà Tĩnh chính thức xuất hiện năm 1831.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh: Hà Tĩnh province created — Mốc 1831.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh: Separated from Nghệ An. — Mốc 1831.
[2]Lịch sử hình thành tỉnh Hà Tĩnh
Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Hà Tĩnh · Official portal · High reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
Tra qua chỉ mục tìm kiếm ngày 24/10/2026, chưa mở toàn văn; biên tập viên cần đối chiếu nguyên văn trước khi duyệt.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh – Hà Tĩnh — Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh lập năm 1831.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh: Hà Tĩnh province created — Lịch sử hình thành tỉnh.
- Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh: Separated from Nghệ An. — Chia trấn Nghệ An năm 1831.
69 commune-level units
Data sources and limitations
- Administrative-unit catalogue of the General Statistics Office (old cut-off 1 March 2025, current up to 20 September 2026); the old → new mapping was re-checked against official codes.
- Communes split across several new units are being added from the full text of the 34 resolutions; once available, all targets will be shown.
- Hamlets and neighbourhoods have no national catalogue and are kept exactly as you typed them.
- Results are for reference; for official procedures, check the documents issued by the competent authority.