Hà Tĩnh Province

Hà Tĩnh Province (Vietnamese: Tỉnh Hà Tĩnh) is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the North Central Region and is bordered by the provinces of Nghệ An to the north and Quảng Bình to the south. It also shares a border with Laos in the west. Its capital and largest city is Hà Tĩnh, located in the central eastern area of the province.

The province has a long coast to the Gulf of Tonkin in the east, and has a port and air force base in the south-east near Kỳ Anh. The North-South Railway passes through the province, but does not pass through the city of Hà Tĩnh itself.

Geography
The province consists of a flat coastal plain, inland rolling hills, and the Annamite Mountains in the far west on the border with Laos.

The province has two small islands and a submerged reef off it's coast. Both islands, named Hòn Truan (near Vinh) and Sơn Dương (near Kỳ Anh) have lighthouses which guide ships to nearby ports.