Demographics
According to the General Statistics Office of the Government of Vietnam, the population of Hà Giang Province as on 2008 was 705,100 with a density of 89 persons per sqkm over a total land area of 7,945.8 square kilometres (3,067.9 sq mi) of the province. It is one of the least populated provinces in the northern midlands and mountain areas of Vietnam. The male population during this period was 346,900 with females accounting for 358,200. The rural population was 625,500 against an urban population of 79,600 (about 12% of the rural population).
Many people in Hà Giang belong to various ethnic minorities. Aside from the Kinh who form 10% of the total population of the province, the others who dominate are 22 ethnic minorities, mainly the H'Mông, Tày, Dao, Nùng, and Lô Lô. There are two rare ethnic groups of Pupeo and Phula with population of less than 400 each and dwindling.
Languages spoken in Hà Giang province include the following.
- Hmong-Mien languages
- Hmong
- Kim Mun
- Pa-Hng - Bắc Quang, Quang Bình
- Tai languages
- Nùng
- Tày
- Giáy - Yên Minh, Đồng Văn
- Kra languages
- Red Gelao - Yên Minh
- White Gelao - Đồng Văn
- Qabiao (Pupeo) - Đồng Văn
- Lachi - Hoàng Su Phì, Xín Mần, Bắc Quang
- Tibeto-Burman languages
- Red Lolo (Mantsi) - Mèo Vạc, Yên Minh
- Flowery Lolo - Mèo Vạc, Đồng Văn
- White Lolo - Mèo Vạc
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