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THE
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CENTRAL
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Ho
Chi
Minh
City
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An
Giang
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Ba
Ria-Vung
Tau
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Bac
Lieu
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Ben
Tre
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Binh
Duong |
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Binh
Phuoc
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Ca
Mau
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Can
Tho
City
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Dong
Nai
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Dong
Trap
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Hau
Giang |
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Kien
Giang
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Long
An
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Soc
Trang
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Tay
Ninh
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Tien
Giang
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Tra
Vinh
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Vinh
Long
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Area: 1,989.6 sq. km.
Population: 926,3 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Vung Tau City
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Ba Ria.
- Districts: Chau Duc, Xuyen Moc,Tan Thanh, Long Dien, Dat Do, Con Dao.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Cho Ro, Khmer...
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Geography
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is located in the Southern Vietnam, to the northeast of the Mekong Delta. It shares its border with Dong Nai Province to the north and Binh Thuan Province to the east, Ho Chi Minh City to the west and East Sea to the south - east.
Climate: There are two distinct seasons: the dry (from November to April) and the rainy (from May to December). The annual average temperature is 27ºC.
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Tourism
and
Economy
Ba
Ria
-
Vung
Tau
Province
is a
large
tourist
center.
It
has
over
100km
seashore
with
beautiful
swimming
beaches,
as
well
as
many
lakes
and
thermal
springs.
The
offshore
bench
has
two
kinds
of
importance
resources:
petrol
and
seafood.
In
Vung
Tau
City
there
are
Thuy
Van,
Chi
Linh,
Back,
Front,
and
Dau
beaches;
Long
Dien
District
has
Long
Hai
Beach;
Xuyen
Moc
District
has
Ho
Tram,
Ho
Coc
beaches.
In
Con
Dao
Island,
tourists
are
able
to
swim
in
Dam
Trau,
Hon
Cau,
and
Hon
Tre
beaches...
then
they
can
climb
in
Thanh
Gia
Mountain,
Nho
Mountain.
If
tourists
would
like
to
improve
their
health,
they
could
go
to
Binh
Chau
Hot
Spring,
which
its
temperature
comes
up
to
80ºC,
then
visit
Binh
Chau
-
Phuoc
Buu
Natural
Preservation
Zone.
Other
popular
places
are
Communal
House
of
Dao
Ong
Tran,
Ben
Da
Church,
Bach
Dinh
vestige,
Long
Phuoc
Tunnels,
Minh
Dam
Revolutionary
Area...
and
over
one
hundred
Buddhist
pagodas
and
temples
such
as
Niet
Ban
Monastery,
Thang
Tam
Communal
House,
Linh
Son
Pagoda,
Dinh
Co
Temple.
Located
in
the
90km
southern
part
of
Vung
Tau,
Con
Dao
Island
has
a
dense
forest,
which
is
Con
Dao
National
Park
with
rich
flora
and
fauna.
The
sea
in
this
area
is
home
to
various
valuable
marine
species.
Especially,
tourists
have
a
chance
of
watching
the
turtle
laying
the
eggs.
It
also
used
to
host
a
convict
prison
during
French
colonial
era,
and
later,
during
the
American
War.
Aside
these,
tourist
can
participate
in
some
traditional
festivals
as
Dinh
Co
Festival,
Nghinh
Ong
Festival
(Welcoming
the
Lord
Whale
Festival),
play
golf
or
watch
dog
racing
in
Lam
Son
stadium
in
Vung
Tau
City
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Transportation
Vung Tau is 129km from Ho Chi Minh City, 95km from Bien Hoa (Dong Nai), 513km from Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa)
Road: Ba Ria - Vung Tau has National Highway 56 to Dong Nai Province, National Highway 55 to Binh Thuan Province, National Highway 51 to Ho Chi Minh City. Express buses leave for Bien Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho and some others.
Air: There are flights from Vung Tau to the Con Dao Islands.
Boat: Vina Express operates hydrofoils from central Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau. |
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