1. Which city has the shortest name in the North and belongs to which province?

  • Thai Nguyen, Son La, Bac Ninh
  • Son La, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam
  • Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Quang Ninh
  • Ha Nam, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen
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Son La City (Son La Province), Phu Ly City (Ha Nam Province) and Tu Son City (Bac Ninh Province) are 3 cities with names of only 5 letters, the shortest among 25 provinces and cities in the North. Son La City and Phu Ly City were both established in 2008, of which Son La has an area of ​​about 323km2, Phu Ly is larger than 87km2. Tu Son City, 61km2 wide, was established later, at the end of 2021, after 13 years of transforming from a district to a town.

2. Which province has the longest city name in the North?

  • Tuyen Quang
  • Lang Son
  • Dien Bien
  • Quang Ninh
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The city with the longest name in the North is Dien Bien Phu in Dien Bien province with 11 letters. This place has many special historical relics such as the Campaign Command Headquarters in Muong Phang, the bases of Him Lam, Ban Keo, Doc Lap, and the hills A1, C1, D1, E1.

This is also a national-level cultural and historical revolutionary tourist city; a key trade, service, resort and transit center of the region, creating a driving force for socio-economic development for Dien Bien province, the Northwest region and the midland and mountainous regions of the North.

3. Which city has the shortest name in our country?

  • Quang Tri
  • Quang Binh
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Nghe An
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Hue City in Thua Thien Hue Province has the shortest name in Vietnam, with only 3 letters. Hue was the capital of Vietnam for more than 150 years. After the country became completely independent, the city became a tourist attraction for domestic and foreign visitors with many famous landmarks such as the Perfume River, Truong Tien Bridge, Thien Mu Pagoda, and ancient capital relics...

4. Which city has the longest name in our country?

  • Ninh Thuan
  • Binh Thuan
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Phu Yen
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Phan Rang – Thap Cham in Ninh Thuan province is the city with the longest name in Vietnam. The city covers an area of ​​over 79 square kilometers, surrounded by mountain ranges to the North, South, and Southwest, making the climate dry and hot. This place is one of the regions with the lowest rainfall in the country. In particular, from January to March every year, the locality often has strong winds, which people call the time of “wind like a whip, sun like a roast”.

5. Which town has the shortest name in our country?

  • Lao Cai
  • Bac Kan
  • Cao Bang
  • Son La
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Sa Pa in Lao Cai province is the town with the shortest name in the country with 4 letters. Sa Pa town is about 681km2 wide, established on January 1, 2020 on the basis of the entire area and population of Sa Pa district. Located on Hoang Lien mountain range with an average altitude of 1,500 - 1,800m above sea level, this is the highest town in Vietnam. Thanks to this altitude, the average temperature here is only about 15-18 degrees Celsius.