Thuận Thành

Thuận Thành [tʰwə̰ʔn˨˩:tʰa̤jŋ˨˩] is a ward^[1] of Bắc Ninh province in the Northern Midlands and Mountains of Vietnam.

Thuận Thành Ward Phường Thuận Thành Thị xã Thuận Thành Siêu Loại huyện
Ward (Class-II)
Main hall of Ninh Phúc Pagoda on April 24, 2023.
Nickname(s):  "Pagodaland" (Đất Phật Ngàn Chùa)
Country	Vietnam
Region	Northern Midlands and Mountains
Province	Bắc Ninh
Establishment	187 AD
Central hall	No.332, Mới street, Hồ little zone, Thuận Thành ward
Government
• Type	Ward-level authority
• People Committee's Chairman	Văn Quốc Cường
• People Council's Chairman	Nguyễn Văn Thược
• Front Committee's Chairman	Trần Xuân Nhiên
• Party Committee's Secretary	Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
Area
• Total	117.83 km2 (45.49 sq mi)
Population  (December 31, 2022)
• Total	199,577
• Density	1,694/km2 (4,390/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Kinh Tanka
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ZIP code	220000–550000[note 1]
Website	Thuanthanh.Bacninh.gov.vn Thuanthanh.Bacninh.dcs.vn

History

On April 19, 2025, after the dissolution of former Bắc Ninh province for the merger with Bắc Giang province by the Government of Vietnam, according to the Plan for arrangement of the commune-level administrative units in 2025^{[note 2]} by the Bắc Ninh Provincial People's Committee, Thuận Thành town was transformed into Thuận Thành ward (phường Thuận Thành). This class-II administrative unit is under Bắc Ninh province.

Geography

Currenty, Thuận Thành ward includes 18 commune-level sub-divisions.

• 10 wards : Hồ, An Bình, Gia Đông, Hà Mãn, Ninh Xá, Song Hồ, Thanh Khương, Trạm Lộ, Trí Quả, Xuân Lâm.
• 8 communes : Đại Đồng Thành, Đình Tổ, Hoài Thượng, Mão Điền, Nghĩa Đạo, Ngũ Thái, Nguyệt Đức, Song Liễu.

Topography

The ward covers an area of 117.83 km².

Demography

As of 2022 the ward had a population of 199,577.^[2]

Culture

View of the Diên Ứng Pagoda.

• Đông Hồ painting is a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating from Đông Hồ village (làng Đông Hồ).
• Luy Lâu^{[note 3]} was the ancient capital of Annam after it became a Han Dynasty Chinese province called Jiaozhou, or Jiaozhi under the Chinese Commander-in-chief Sĩ Tiếp.
• Diên Ứng Pagoda was built between AD 187 and 226. The pagoda is in the area of the remains of the ancient citadel and Buddhist center of Luy Lâu.
• Ninh Phúc Pagoda is one of the most famous pagodas in Vietnam. Inside, there are various valuable ancient objects and statues, which are considered to be Annamese masterpieces of 17th century wood carving.^[3]
• Thuận Thành No 1 High School is one of the top-ranked high schools in Bắc Ninh Province and which was in Vietnam's Top 100 High Schools for many years.

Notable persons

• Hoàng Cầm
• Nguyễn Gia Thiều

Landscapes

• 
  Ninh Phúc Pagoda
• 
  Bảo Nghiêm tower in Ninh Phúc Pagoda
• 
  The Rats Taking a Bride (Lão thử thú thân) of Đông Hồ painting

See also

• Tiên Du
• Từ Sơn