Tỉnh Bến Tre

Geography
Capital:	see Ben Tre Province ...Ben Tre
Region:	Mekong Delta
Area:	2,287 km&sup2
Districts:	7
People
Population:	1,319,000
Ethnicities:	Categories: Vietnamese people | Ethnicity stubs ...Viet, Khmer stands for several things related to Cambodia: The Khmer people, the ethnic group to which the great majority of Cambodians belong to The Khmer language The Khmer Empire, which ruled over much of Indochina from the 9th to the 13th centuries. ...Khmer, Overseas Chinese (華僑 in pinyin: huáqiáo, or 華胞 huábāo, or 僑胞 qiáobāo) are ethnic Chinese who live outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan. ...Hoa, The Tay are an ethnic group of Vietnam. ...Tay
Government
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Map
Locator map for the Vietnamese province of Ben Tre. ...

Ben Tre (in Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, less commonly tiếng Việt Nam or Việt ngữ), formerly known as Annamite, is the national and official language of Vietnam (Việt Nam). ...Vietnamese, Bến Tre) is a The country of Vietnam is divided into sixty provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shěng). ...Province of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam. It is one of the country's southern provinces, being situated in the delta of the View of the Mekong before the sunset The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ...Mekong river.

Politically, Ben Tre is divided into seven districts: Ba Tri, Binh Dai, Chau Thanh, Cho Lach, Giong Trom, Mo Cay, and Thanh Phu. The provincial capital, also known as see Ben Tre Province ...Ben Tre, is a separate municipality.

Map of Vietnams Ben Tre province. ...

Geographically, Ben Tre is wedged between the two main branches of the Tien Giang river, which is itself one of the two main branches of the Mekong. The province's northern boundary is formed by the Tien Giang's main course, while the province's southern boundary is formed by the Tien Giang's largest branch (which breaks away from the Tien Giang just upriver from Ben Tre province). Between the Tien Giang and its main branch are two smaller branches, passing through the middle of Ben Tre. The entire province is criss-crossed with a network of smaller rivers and Categories: Water-transport stubs | Canals | Water transport ...canals. The extensive irrigation that this provides makes Ben Tre a major producer of Species Oryza barthii Oryza glaberrima Oryza latifolia Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Oryza rufipogon Oryza sativa References ITIS 41975 2002_09_22 This article is about the food grain, not the university or Condoleezza Rice; see also rice (disambiguation). ...rice, but also means that the area is prone to A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...flooding. Ben Tre province is, on average, only 1.25 metres above sea level.

At present, there are no bridges connecting Ben Tre province to the rest of Vietnam _ access is only possible by The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover_Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short_distance, regularly_scheduled service. ...ferries. In 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2002, however, work started on the Rach Mieu Bridge, which will link Ben Tre to its northern neighbour, Tien Giang province. The bridge is expected to be completed in either 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2005 or 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2006.

External link

• Ben Tre website (http://www.bentre.gov.vn/vietnam/index.htm) (in Vietnamese)
• Travel Infos About Ben Tre from GlobeWarrior Web Site (http://www.globewarrior.us/newfile11.html)