# Vietnamese heritage sites

Monuments are traces of the past that remain in the earth or on the surface and have significance in terms of culture and history. In Vietnam, a monument that meets the necessary criteria is recognized in the following order: provincial-level monuments, national-level monuments, and special national monuments. As of 2020, Vietnam has more than 41,000 monuments and scenic sites, including over 4,000 classified as national monuments and more than 9,000 as provincial-level monuments. The highest density and number of monuments are found in the 10 provinces of the Red River Delta (accounting for 56% of the national monuments and 46% of the total monuments). Among the national monuments, there are 112 special national monuments, including 8 World Heritage Sites.

## Statistics of Vietnamese Monuments
### By Region

* The provinces with more than 1,500 monuments include: Hà Nội: 5,175 monuments; Thái Bình: 2,539 monuments; Bắc Giang: 2,237 monuments; Bắc Ninh: 1,859 monuments; Ninh Bình: 1,879 monuments; Đồng Nai: 1,800 monuments; Hà Nam: 1,784 monuments; Nam Định: 1,655 monuments; Thanh Hóa: 1,535 monuments.
* The provinces with the highest monument density, all located in the Red River Delta, include: Hà Nam: 2.07 monuments/km²; Hà Nội: 1.56 monuments/km²; Bắc Ninh: 1.96 monuments/km²; Ninh Bình: 1.36 monuments/km²; and Hưng Yên: 1.31 monuments/km².
| No. | Province Name | Number of Special National Monuments | Number of National Monuments | Number of Provincial Monuments | Total Monuments | Last Updated |
| 1 | An Giang | 2 | 26 | 46 | 1287 | 2015 |
| 2 | Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu | 1 | 28 | 19 | 219 | 2019 |
| 3 | Bạc Liêu | 2 | 13 | 34 | 150 | 2024 |
| 4 | Bắc Giang | 5 | 95 | 605 | 2237 | 2021 |
| 5 | Bắc Kạn | 2 | 7 | 49 | 120 | 2021 |
| 6 | Bắc Ninh | 4 | 195 | 386 | 1558 | 2020 |
| 7 | Bến Tre | 2 | 16 | 51 | 69 | 2019 |
| 8 | Bình Dương | 0 | 12 | 38 | 500 | 2015 |
| 9 | Bình Định | 2 | 36 | 78 | 234 | 2017 |
| 10 | Bình Phước | 3 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 2015 |
| 11 | Bình Thuận | 0 | 28 | 40 | 300 | 2019 |
| 12 | Cà Mau | 0 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 2017 |
| 13 | Cao Bằng | 3 | 27 | 65 | 226 | 2015 |
| 14 | Cần Thơ | 0 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2016 |
| 15 | Đà Nẵng | 2 | 18 | 51 | 200 | 2019 |
| 16 | Đắk Lắk | 2 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 2019 |
| 17 | Đắk Nông | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2019 |
| 18 | Điện Biên | 1 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 2019 |
| 19 | Đồng Nai | 2 | 29 | 24 | 1000 | 2019 |
| 20 | Đồng Tháp | 1 | 13 | 50 | 91 | 2015 |
| 21 | Gia Lai | 1 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 2017 |
| 22 | Hà Giang | 0 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 2018 |
| 23 | Hà Nam | 2 | 82 | 101 | 1784 | 2018 |
| 24 | Hà Nội | 17 | 1196 | 1156 | 5175 | 2015 |
| 25 | Hà Tĩnh | 2 | 79 | 425 | 504 | 2017 |
| 26 | Hải Dương | 4 | 142 | 200 | 3199 | 2020 |
| 27 | Hải Phòng | 2 | 112 | 356 | 470 | 2017 |
| 28 | Hậu Giang | 1 | 9 | 6 | 188 | 2015 |
| 29 | Hòa Bình | 1 | 41 | 27 | 295 | 2024 |
| 30 | Hưng Yên | 2 | 165 | 88 | 1210 | 2019 |
| 31 | Khánh Hòa | 0 | 16 | 171 | 1091 | 2017 |
| 32 | Kiên Giang | 1 | 21 | 30 | 200 | 2017 |
| 33 | Kon Tum | 2 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 2018 |
| 34 | Lai Châu | 0 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 2019 |
| 35 | Lạng Sơn | 2 | 27 | 95 | 581 | 2018 |
| 36 | Lào Cai | 0 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 2015 |
| 37 | Lâm Đồng | 2 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 2018 |
| 38 | Long An | 0 | 20 | 86 | 109 | 2017 |
| 39 | Nam Định | 2 | 81 | 266 | 1330 | 2018 |
| 40 | Nghệ An | 4 | 137 | 235 | 1395 | 2018 |
| 41 | Ninh Bình | 3 | 103 | 314 | 1879 | 2015 |
| 42 | Ninh Thuận | 2 | 12 | 44 | 239 | 2021 |
| 43 | Phú Thọ | 1 | 73 | 218 | 967 | 2021 |
| 44 | Phú Yên | 2 | 20 | 68 | 201 | 2024 |
| 45 | Quảng Bình | 2 | 53 | 63 | 200 | 2019 |
| 46 | Quảng Nam | 4 | 60 | 300 | 500 | 2015 |
| 47 | Quảng Ngãi | 1 | 28 | 76 | 250 | 2022 |
| 48 | Quảng Ninh | 8 | 51 | 71 | 482 | 2017 |
| 49 | Quảng Trị | 4 | 21 | 473 | 524 | 2021 |
| 50 | Sóc Trăng | 0 | 8 | 38 | 111 | 2021 |
| 51 | Sơn La | 1 | 47 | 15 | 113 | 2019 |
| 52 | Tây Ninh | 1 | 26 | 60 | 365 | 2016 |
| 53 | Thái Bình | 2 | 114 | 550 | 2138 | 2021 |
| 54 | Thái Nguyên | 1 | 49 | 205 | 780 | 2019 |
| 55 | Thanh Hóa | 5 | 142 | 686 | 1535 | 2019 |
| 56 | Thừa Thiên Huế | 2 | 86 | 55 | 902 | 2020 |
| 57 | Tiền Giang | 2 | 21 | 129 | 106 | 2024 |
| 58 | Ho Chi Minh City | 2 | 56 | 114 | 400 | 2017 |
| 59 | Trà Vinh | 0 | 12 | 16 | 533 | 2015 |
| 60 | Tuyên Quang | 3 | 137 | 252 | 600 | 2018 |
| 61 | Vĩnh Long | 0 | 11 | 50 | 700 | 2021 |
| 62 | Vĩnh Phúc | 2 | 66 | 404 | 1303 | 2019 |
| 63 | Yên Bái | 1 | 13 | 92 | 500 | 2019 |

### By Type of Monument

* Monuments as Pagodas: According to statistics from the Vietnam Buddhist Church on November 26, 2007, the country currently has 14,775 pagodas and 44,498 monks and nuns.
* Monuments from the Hùng Vương Period: According to statistics from the Department of Cultural Heritage - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2010, Vietnam has 1,417 monuments from the Hùng King era and figures associated with the Hùng Vương period, such as Thần Nông, Sơn Tinh, Thần Cao Sơn, Thần Quý Minh, Thánh Gióng, Chử Đồng Tử,... In the two provinces of Phú Thọ and Vĩnh Phúc, there are over 600 places of worship.