Tay Ninh province Tỉnh Tây Ninh |
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Nickname(s): Western Security | |
Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | Vietnam |
Region | Southeast |
Capital | Tay Ninh |
Government | |
• People's Council Chair | |
• People's Committee Chair | Phan Thành Thắm |
Area | |
• Total | 4,029.6 km2 (1,555.8 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,029,800 |
• Density | 255.6/km2 (661.9/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chăm, Khmer, Hoa |
HDI | |
• HDI (2011) | 0.537 |
Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
Calling code | 66 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-37 |
Website | tayninh.gov.vn |
Tây Ninh () is a province in the southeastern part of Vietnam. Its capital is the town of Tay Ninh. Tay Ninh province has a population of 989,800 and an area of 4,028 km². It is the birthplace of Trinh Minh The, a nationalist and military leader during the end of the First Indochina War.
Tây Ninh is home to the Cao Đài religion.
The province has eight districts:
The town of Tây Ninh represents its own municipality.
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