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THE
NORTH
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CENTRAL
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THE
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Ho
Chi
Minh
City
I
An
Giang
I
Ba
Ria-Vung
Tau
I
Bac
Lieu
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Ben
Tre
I
Binh
Duong |
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Binh
Phuoc
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Ca
Mau
I
Can
Tho
City
I
Dong
Nai
I
Dong
Trap
I
Hau
Giang |
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Kien
Giang
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Long
An
I
Soc
Trang
I
Tay
Ninh
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Tien
Giang
I
Tra
Vinh
I
Vinh
Long
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Area: 2,360.2 sq. km
Population: 1,353.3 habitants (2006)
Capital: Ben Tre Town
Districts: Chau Thanh, Cho Lach, Mo Cay, Giong Trom, Binh Dai, Ba Tri, Thanh Phu.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Tay
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Geography
 Ben Tre is situated in Mekong Delta. It shares its border with Tien Giang in the north, Vinh Long in the west and south - west, and Tra Vinh in the south. It has 60km seashore. The four main rivers are Tien Giang, Ba Lai, Ham Luong, and Co Chien. They create Bao, Minh, and An Hoa islets.The topography is flat with sand dunes and fields. Though rivers surrounding the province, water transportation is very available.
Climate: It is moon soon climate. The rainy season lasts from May to October. The dry season lasts from December to April next year. The annual average temperature varies between 26 and 27ºC. The annual average rainfall is 1,250mm - 1,500mm. |
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Tourism
and
Economy
Having
complex
network
of
rivers
and
canals,
Ben
Tre
has
advantage
to
develop
ecotourism
with
many
green
fruit
gardens.
Ben
Tre
is
the
granary
of
Mekong
Delta.
There
are
agriculture
productions
such
as
rice,
corn,
pineapple,
custard-apple,
star
apple,
durian,
mango,
longan,
and
many
more.
Industrial
trees
are
tobacco,
sugar-cane,
and
cotton.
Especially,
Ben
Tre
is
homeland
of
coconut.
It
is
known
with
Ben
Tre
coconut
candy,
My
Long
Cai
Mon
flower
and
ornamental
plant.
Ben
Tre
is
well
known
as
poet
Nguyen
Dinh
Chieu?s
motherland.
Other
popular
places
are
My
Hoa
Bird
Reserve,
Con
Phung
(Hillock
of
the
Coconut
Religion),
Vam
Ho
Bird
Sanctuary,
Vien
Minh
Pagoda. |
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Transportation
Ben Tre is 14km from Mytho, and 85km from Ho Chi Minh City. National Highway No. 60 and 57 link to Tra Vinh and Tien Giang provinces in turn.Ben Tre is considered as island province accessible by ferry from Mytho. Tourist can visit Ben Tre by high-speech ship for 5 people.
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