Tay Ninh province

Tay Ninh province
Tỉnh Tây Ninh
—  Province  —
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.

Districts

The province has eight districts:

  1. Tân Biên
  2. Tân Châu
  3. Dương Minh Châu
  4. Châu Thành
  5. Hòa Thành
  6. Bến Cầu
  7. Gò Dầu
  8. Trảng Bàng

The town of Tây Ninh represents its own municipality.

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