Map showing location of Dong Nam Bo (Southeast Vietnam)
Đông Nam Bộ (literally "South-eastern region") is a region in Vietnam. This region includes one municipality, Ho Chi Minh City; and five provinces: Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh. This region is the most economically developed region in Vietnam. In 2006, this region contributed 148,000 billion VND (equal to $9.25 billion) out of 251,000 billion VND to the state budget.[1] This region is also the highest urbanized in the country with more than 50% people living in urban area (while the same figure for Vietnam is just 25%).
[edit] Provinces
[edit] Principal cities
- Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city of Vietnam, with a population of more than 7.2 million; the metropolitan population is nearly 10 million.
- Bien Hoa is an industrial city where Bien Hoa Air Base is located. It is part of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area.
- Vung Tau is the hub of Vietnam's petroleum industry, as well as being a tourist destination.
- Tay Ninh Town, where Caodaism was born.
- Thu Dau Mot, an industrial town. It is actually a part of Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
- Dong Xoai Town, the capital of Binh Phuoc Province.
- Phan Thiet Town, the capital of Binh Thuan Province.
[edit] Transport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam, with the passenger traffic of 8.5 million in 2006 but it will be replaced by a larger newly constructed airport, Long Thanh International Airport after 2010. Lien Khuong Airport is an important airport in this area. Saigon Port and several deep-water ports in Ba Ria-Vung Tau are the busiest ports in the country. National 1A and National Road 51, and TransAsia Highway are the principal roads in this region.
[edit] References
- ^ Official fiscal report in 2006 by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam at its official website [1]
Statistics of Dong Nam Bo
| No. |
Provinces/Municipality |
Area (km²) |
Population (Census April 1, 2009) |
Pop. density (person/km²) |
| 1 |
Ho Chi Minh City |
2,095 |
7,123,340 |
3,401 |
| 2 |
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province |
1,982.2 |
994,837 |
501.9 |
| 3 |
Binh Duong Province |
2,695.5 |
1,482,636 |
550 |
| 4 |
Binh Phuoc Province |
6,857.3 |
874,961 |
127,6 |
| 5 |
Đồng Nai Province |
5,894.8 |
2,483,211 |
421,2 |
| 6 |
Tay Ninh Province |
4,029.6 |
1,066,402 |
264,6 |
| 7 |
Binh Thuan Province |
4,400.5 |
1,699 |
206 |
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