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Encyclopedia > Binh Thuan
Tỉnh Bình Thuận
Location of Bình Thuận Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Huỳnh Văn Tý
People's Committee Chair Huỳnh Tấn Thành
Geography
Capital Phan Thiết
Region Southeast
Area 7,992 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density		 1,140,429 (2004)
142.7/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Chăm, Hoa, Cơ Ho, Ra Glai
Calling code 62
ISO 3166-2 VN-40
Website www.binhthuan.gov.vn

Bình Thuận is a Province of Vietnam. It is located on the country's southeastern coast, not far from Hồ Chí Minh City. Image File history File links Map showing the location of a Vietnamese province. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. ... This article is about the Cham people of Asia. ... The Hoa (Chu Nom/Chinese character: 華, Mandarin: Yuènán huárén (越南華人), Cantonese: yuet naam wah kiu (越南華僑), also referred to as either Chinese Vietnamese, Vietnamese Chinese, or ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, are a Chinese minority in Vietnam. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Viet Nam. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam The country of Vietnam is divided into fifty-nine provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from Chinese 省 shÄ›ng). ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ...


Bình Thuận is known for its scenery and for its good beaches. There are also a number of sites of archaeological significance. Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...


Geography

Inland, the province is quite mountainous, but there are also substantial areas of flat land towards the coast.


Economy

Agriculture and fisheries are important industries in the province, and tourism is also a growing source of revenue. A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ...


Administration

Politically, Bình Thuận is divided into eight districts: Bac Binh, Duc Linh, Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam, Ham Tan, Phu Quy, Tanh Linh, and Tuy Phong. The provincial capital, Phan Thiết, is a separate municipality. The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...



 
Vietnam		 Flag of Vietnam
Regions of Vietnam
Northwest | Northeast | Red River Delta | North Central Coast | South Central Coast | Central Highlands | Southeast | Mekong River Delta
Principal cities
Cần Thơ | Đà Nẵng | Hải Phòng | Hà Nội | Hồ Chí Minh City
Provinces
An Giang | Bắc Giang | Bắc Cạn | Bạc Liêu | Bắc Ninh | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Bến Tre | Bình Định | Bình Dương | Bình Phước | Bình Thuận | Cà Mau | Cao Bằng | Đắk Lắk | Đắk Nông | Điện Biên | Đồng Nai | Đồng Tháp | Gia Lai | Hà Giang | Hải Dương | Hà Nam | Hà Tây | Hà Tĩnh | Hòa Bình | Hậu Giang | Hưng Yên | Khánh Hòa | Kiên Giang | Kon Tum | Lai Châu | Lâm Đồng | Lạng Sơn | Lào Cai | Long An | Nam Định | Nghệ An | Ninh Bình | Ninh Thuận | Phú Thọ | Phú Yên | Quảng Bình | Quảng Nam | Quảng Ngãi | Quảng Ninh | Quảng Trị | Sóc Trăng | Sơn La | Tây Ninh | Thái Bình | Thái Nguyên | Thanh Hóa | Thừa Thiên-Huế | Tiền Giang | Trà Vinh | Tuyên Quang | Vĩnh Long | Vĩnh Phúc | Yên Bái

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Binh Thuan is adjacent to Ninh Thuan province to Northeast and North, Lam Dong to the North and the Northwest, Dong Nai to the West, Ba Ria - Vung Tau to the South West, the Eastern sea to the East and Southeast.
It is surrounded by Binh Phuoc to the north, Tay Ninh to the west, Dong Nai to the east, and Ho Chi Minh City to the south.
It is surrounded by Binh Phuoc in the north, Lam Dong and Binh Thuan in the east, Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the south, Binh Duong, and the Ho Chi Minh City in the west.
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