Nghệ An Province

Nghệ An Province (Vietnamese: Tỉnh Nghệ An) is the largest province of Vietnam. It is located in the North Central Region and is bordered by the provinces of Thanh Hóa to the north and Hà Tĩnh to the south. It also shares a border with Laos in the west.

Its capital and largest city is Vinh, located in the south-east of the province on the Cả River. It is the largest province in the country by land area.

Geography
Much of the province is within the Cả River Basin, with mountains flanking the northern, western, and southern edges of the province. The province is bounded to the east by the Gulf of Tonkin. The Annamite Mountains form the province's southern border with Laos.

55% of the province's population lives near the coast, particularly in the city of Vinh. The Ca River Basin is a the largest agricultural region in Central Vietnam. The extremities of the province are mostly dense, mountainous jungle, including the Pù Mát National Park in the south west.

There is a border crossing checkpoint on the Laotian border at Mường Xén, which enters Xiangkhouang Province in Laos.