Tay Ninh Province
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| Tay Ninh Province Tỉnh Tây Ninh |
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| — Province — | |
| Nickname(s): Western Security | |
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| Coordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°ECoordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Capital | Tây Ninh |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | |
| • People's Committee Chair | Phan Thành Thắm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,029.6 km2 (1,555.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,029,800 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chăm, Khmer, Hoa |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2011) | 0.537 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Calling code | 66 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-37 |
| Website | tayninh.gov.vn |
Tây Ninh (
listen) is a province in the southeastern part of Vietnam. Its capital is the town of Tây Ninh.
Tây Ninh Province has a population of 989,800 and an area of 4,028 km². It is the birthplace of Trình Minh Thế, a nationalist and military leader during the end of the First Indochina War. As a former Khmer territory, the province is called Raung Damrei. Vietnamese encroached and conquered Raung Damrei in 1770. The Cao Đài religion originated in Tây Ninh.
Districts [edit]
The province has eight districts:
The town of Tây Ninh represents its own municipality.
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