Southeast (Vietnam)

Map showing location of Đông Nam Bộ (Southeast Vietnam)
Vũng Tàu city
Saigon Port

Đông Nam Bộ (literally "South-eastern region") is a region in Vietnam. This region includes one municipality, Ho Chi Minh City; and five provinces: Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Bình Phước and Tây Ninh. The two southern provinces Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận are sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region. This region is the most economically developed region in Vietnam. In 2006, this region contributed 148,000 billion VND (equal to $9.25 billion) out of 251,000 billion VND to the state budget.[1] This region is also the most highly urbanized in the country with more than 50% people living in urban areas (while the equivalent figure for Vietnam is just 25%).

Provinces

Statistics of Đông Nam Bộ
No. Provinces/Municipality Area (km²) Population
(Census
1 April 2009)
Pop. density
(person/km²)
1 Ho Chi Minh City 2,095.6 7,123,340 3,399.2
2 Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province 1,982.2 994,837 501.9
3 Bình Dương Province 2,695.5 1,482,636 550.0
4 Bình Phước Province 6,857.3 874,961 127.6
5 Đồng Nai Province 5,894.8 2,483,211 421.2
6 Tây Ninh Province 4,029.6 1,066,402 264.6
Totals 23,555.0 14,025,387 595.4

Principal cities

Transport

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam, with the passenger traffic of 8.5 million in 2006 but it will be replaced by a larger newly constructed airport, Long Thanh International Airport after 2010. Lien Khuong Airport is an important airport in this area. Saigon Port and several deep-water ports in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu are the busiest ports in the country. National 1A and National Road 51, and TransAsia Highway are the principal roads in this region.

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References

  1. Official fiscal report in 2006 by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam at its official website

Coordinates: 10°45′N 106°45′E / 10.750°N 106.750°E / 10.750; 106.750

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