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Vinh , city (1989 pop. 175,167), E central Vietnam, near the Song Ca River and the Gulf of Tonkin coast. It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Hanoi by highway and railroad.

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Vinh, Vietnam Situated on the coast, the name means ‘bay’.

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