Thái Bình City () is a city in the Red River Delta of northern

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

. It is the capital of

Thái Bình Province Cài () is a Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "Tsai" (based on ...

. The city is located 110 km from

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...

. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people (2006).

History

In the 10th century, the area was the domain of the Tran clan, which rose in power to become the

Trần Dynasty The Trần dynasty, (Vietnamese: Nhà Trần, chữ Nôm: 茹陳）also known as the House of Trần, was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Đại Việt from 1225 to 1400. The dynasty was founded when emperor Trần Thái T ...

of Vietnam in the early 13th century. The town Thái Bình (Sino-Vietnamese: 太平) developed near the

Keo Pagoda Keo Temple ( vi, Chùa Keo, Official name: Thần Quang Tự (神光寺)) is a Buddhist temple in Vũ Thư District, Thái Bình Province, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., ...

constructed in 1061. Before the prime minister declared it a city in June 2004, Thai Binh was officially a town. The city is the center of economics and culture in its province.

Thai Binh Medical College Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode bloc ...

is considered one of the highest quality medical colleges in Vietnam.''BMJ: British Medical Journal'' - Volume 313, Issues 7061-7072 1996- Page 1115 "Data from Thai Binh reproductive health survey, April 1992, on 347 mothers delivering for first time from April 1987 to ... We thank the participating women in this survey, our colleagues at Thai Binh Medical College, and the staff of Centre for ..."

Climate

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Populated places in Thái Bình province Provincial capitals in Vietnam Districts of Thái Bình province Cities in Vietnam {{ThaiBinh-geo-stub