North Central Coast

Map showing location of the Bac Trung Bo (North Central Region) region in Vietnam

Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế. The last two provinces were the northern-most provinces of South Vietnam until 1975.

Provinces

Statistics of Bac Trung Bo

Provinces	Capital	Population (2009)	Area (km²)
Ha Tinh	Ha Tinh	1,230,300	6,025.6 km²
Nghe An	Vinh	2,919,200	16,490.7 km²
Quang Binh	Dong Hoi	848,000	8,065.3 km²
Quang Tri	Dong Ha	599,200	4,747.0 km²
Thanh Hoa	Thanh Hoa	3,405,000	11,133.4 km²
Thua Thien-Hue	Hue	1,088,700	5,062.6 km²

History

6 of the northern-most provinces, lying inside the communist-ruled North Vietnam, was hostile to United States and ARVN forces throughout the Vietnam War as it was a NLF stronghold.

Culture

This region features three out of seven UNESCO's world heritage sites in Vietnam, namely: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003) under Natural, and Complex of Hue Monuments (1993) and Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (2011) under Cultural.

Economy

The Bắc Trung Bộ region has the second lowest GDP per capita in the country, while the Tây Bắc region ranks the lowest GDP per capita.

Demographics

The monthly income for the North Central Coast is 902,900 VND compared with the whole country of 1,387,200 VND (2010).

The percentage of households with permanent housing for the North Central Coast is 75.6% compared with the whole country of 49.2% (2010).

The household size for the North Central Coast is 3.94 (2010).

The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over obtained the following education in the North Central Coast: Never go to school 5.2%; Primary 19.3%; Lower secondary 33.1%; Upper secondary 17.3%; College, University 5.2%; Postgraduate 0.1% (2010).

The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over work in the following industries: Agriculture 59.9%; Forestry 2.1%; Fishery 1.8%; Industry 7.5%; Construction 6.6%; Trade 7.7%; Services 14.5% (2010).