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
1665/NQ-UBTVQH15
Adopted 6/16/2025; new commune government operating from 7/1/2025
NQ 202/2025/QH15
Adopted 12 June 2025; new province operating from 7/1/2025
Ceased operating
From 7/1/2025 under Resolution 203/2025/QH15 amending the Constitution
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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
Each group is a separate administrative unit. The same name does not imply the same territory.
Established
Hà Tĩnh province created
Corroborated21View 1831 on the map
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.
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.
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[1]Địa danh hành chính và câu chuyện văn hóa
Báo Hà Tĩnh · Press · Medium reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
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[2]Lịch sử hình thành tỉnh Hà Tĩnh
Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Hà Tĩnh · Official portal · High reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
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