Tây Ninh Province




Province in Southeast, Vietnam





































































Tây Ninh Province
Tỉnh Tây Ninh

Province

Nickname(s): Western Security

Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam
Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam

Coordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°E / 11.333; 106.167Coordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°E / 11.333; 106.167
Country
 Vietnam
Region
Southeast
Capital
Tây Ninh
Government
 • People's Committee Chair
Phan Thành Thắm
Area[1]
 • Total
4,032.6 km2 (1,557.0 sq mi)
Area rank
[1]
Population (2014)
 • Total
1,104,200
 • Density
270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities

Vietnamese, Chăm, Khmer, Hoa

HDI
 • HDI (2011)
0.537
Time zone
UTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code
66
ISO 3166 code
VN-37
Website
www.tayninh.gov.vn

Tây Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam on the border with Cambodia. Its capital is the town of Tây Ninh.


Tây Ninh Province has a population of 989,800 and an area of 4,028 km².




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Administrative divisions


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


As a former Khmer territory, the province is called Raung Damrey. Vietnamese encroached and conquered Raung Damrey in 1770. The Cao Đài religion originated in Tây Ninh. It is the birthplace of Trình Minh Thế, a nationalist and military leader during the end of the First Indochina War.



Administrative divisions


Tây Ninh is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:


  • 8 districts:



    • Bến Cầu

    • Châu Thành

    • Dương Minh Châu

    • Gò Dầu

    • Hòa Thành

    • Tân Biên

    • Tân Châu

    • Trảng Bàng



  • 1 provincial city:

    • Tây Ninh (capital)


They are further subdivided into eight commune-level towns (or townlets), 80 communes, and seven wards.



References





  1. ^ ab Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014, General Statistics Office Of Vietnam




External links



  • Official Tây Ninh Province website


  • Media related to Tay Ninh Province at Wikimedia Commons











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