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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
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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: 4,035.9 sq. km.
Population: 1,047.1 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Tay Ninh Town
Districts: Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Duong Minh Chau, Chau Thanh, Hoa Thanh, Ben Cau, Go Dau, Trang Bang.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Hoa.
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Geography
Located in Eastern of the South, Tay Ninh shares border with Cambodia on the north with 240km boundary, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces on the east, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province on the south.
On the north, there is Ba Den Mountain, 986m in height. On the south, terrain is quite flat. The province has Vam Co Dong and Sai Gon rivers and Dau Tieng Lake.
Climate: The weather is hot, humid around year with annual average temperature of 27.5ºC, annual rainfall of 1,724mm. The dry season lasts from December to April and the rainy season lasts from May to November. |
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Tourism
Coming
to
Tay
Ninh,
tourists
are
able
to
visit
Ba
Den
Mountain,
a
famous
complex
of
cultural
and
historical
sites
and
beauty
spots,
and
Binh
Thanh
Cham
Tower,
a
monument
of
the
Oc-Eo
culture.
Every
year,
Ba
Den
Mountain
Festival
attracts
many
pilgrims
come
to
pray,
sightseeing
and
enjoy
the
entertainment.
Tay
Ninh
is
home
of
Cao
Dai
religion
with
Tay
Ninh
Cao
Dai
Temple,
a
complex
of
Great
Temple,
Chanh
Mon
Gate,
four
towers
and
Mother-of-Buddha
Temple.
The
province
also
is
base
of
revolution
of
South
Vietnam
during
resistance
against
the
Americans. |
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Transportation
Tay Ninh Town is 99km from Ho Chi Minh City, 224km from Vung Tau, 129km from Bien Hoa. There are Moc Bai and Xa Mat border gates to Cambodia. Moc Bai Market is trade center of Vietnamese and Cambodian.
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