Phú Yên province

For the district in Son La Province, see Phu Yen, Son La.

Template:Infobox province of Vietnam Phu Yen (in Vietnamese Phú Yên; ) is a coastal province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is the eastern-most province of Vietnam's mainland.

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Rice planting in Tuy Hoa

Geographically, Phu Yen borders Binh Dinh Province to the north, Khanh Hoa to the south and the East Sea in the east. Phu Yen is separated from these provinces by two passes: Cù Mông pass in the north and Cả pass in the south.

The province's topography consists of fairly low hilly regions in the west(70%) and the fertile plain of Tuy Hoa in the East. The main rivers that flow across Phu Yen are Da Rang river (the largest river in Central Vietnam), Ban Thach river and Ky Lo river.

Phu Yen has enormous advantages and potential for economic development such as its strategic position in Eastern Vietnam, proximity to international marine waterways and its diversifying resources such as silicate materials, diatomite, mineral water and ferrite ores.

Phu Yen has various picturesque landscapes, such as the Ô Loan Lagoon, Sông Cầu coconut ranges, Đá Bia and Nhạn mountains, Rô Bay and Long Thủy beach.

Economy

Currently, Phu Yen maintains a lack luster economy. Main economic activities include rice growing and breeding, fishing and agro-processing industry.

However, the province shows signs of development at its coast, and in the plains and hills, which could help its economy. It owns the Dong Tac airport near Tuy Hoa City, Vung Ro seaport in the South, and the National Highway and Railway that runs through the province. In the near future, Phu Yen may become a economic hub in Central Vietnam, where investors can establish plans and factories and export quickly through the Vung Ro or Van Phong Port.

The province is zoning and developing a large economic zone, namely the Nam Phú Yên Economic Zone. Upon completion, it will become a oil-refining hub in Vietnam and potentially provide high profits for the province.

Administration

Phú Yên is divided into 1 city, 1 town and 7 districts:

1. Tuy Hòa City (municipality)
2. Đồng Xuân
3. Sông Cầu Town
4. Tuy An
5. Sơn Hòa
6. Phú Hòa
7. Tây Hòa
8. Đông Hòa
9. Sông Hinh

External links

• Phú Yên Province People's Committee