Dong Nam Bo
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Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
; and five provinces
Provinces of Vietnam
Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and five centrally governed cities existing at the same level as provinces ....
: Dong Nai, Binh Duong
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's southeastern region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast...
, Binh Phuoc
Binh Phuoc Province
Bình Phước is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern region of the country, to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. It shares a border with Cambodia.-History:...
and Tay Ninh. 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. This region is also the highest urbanized in the country with more than 50% people living in urban area (while the same figure for Vietnam is just 25%).
Provinces
{| class="wikitable"|+ Statistics of Dong Nam Bo
|-
! No.
! Provinces/Municipality
! Area (km²)
! Population (Census April 1, 2009)
! Pop. density (person/km²)
|-
| 1
| Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
| 2,095
| 7,123,340
| 3,401
|-
| 2
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's southeastern region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast...
| 1,982.2
| 994,837
| 501.9
|-
| 3
| Binh Duong Province
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
| 2,695.5
| 1,482,636
| 550
|-
| 4
| Binh Phuoc Province
Binh Phuoc Province
Bình Phước is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern region of the country, to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. It shares a border with Cambodia.-History:...
| 6,857.3
| 874,961
| 127,6
|-
| 5
| Đồng Nai Province
| 5,894.8
| 2,483,211
| 421,2
|-
| 6
| Tay Ninh Province
| 4,029.6
| 1,066,402
| 264,6
|-
| 7
| Binh Thuan Province
Binh Thuan Province
Bình Thuận is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the country's South Central Coast, not far from Ho Chi Minh City. It is sometimes seen as part of the Southeast Region. Binh Thuan is known for its scenery and for its good beaches...
| 4,400.5
| 1,699
| 206
|-
Principal cities
- Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
is the largest city of Vietnam, with a population of more than 7.2 million; the metropolitan population is nearly 10 million. - Bien HoaBien HoaBiên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, about east of Ho Chi Minh City , to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.- Demographics :In 1989 the estimated population was over 300,000. In 2005, the population wss 541,495...
is an industrial city where Bien Hoa Air BaseBien Hoa Air BaseBien Hoa Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 20 miles from Saigon near the city of Bien Hoa within Dong Nai Province....
is located. It is part of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area. - Vung TauVung TàuVũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...
is the hub of Vietnam's petroleum industry, as well as being a tourist destination. - Tay NinhTay NinhTây Ninh is a town in southwestern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tay Ninh province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland....
Town, where Caodaism was born. - Thu Dau MotThu Dau MotThủ Dầu Một is the capital town of Binh Duong province, Vietnam. It is located at around .The town has an area of 88 km², population is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City...
, an industrial town. It is actually a part of Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area - Dong XoaiDong XoaiĐồng Xoài is the capital town of Binh Phuoc province, in the southeastern region of Vietnam. It is located at around .The town was the site of the 1965 Battle of Đồng Xoài during the Vietnam War....
Town, the capital of Binh Phuoc Province. - Phan ThietPhan ThiếtPhan Thiết town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is...
Town, the capital of Binh Thuan Province.
Transport
Tan Son Nhat International AirportTan Son Nhat International Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang's 2 million passengers...
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
Long Thanh International Airport
Long Thanh International Airport is an airport planned for construction in Long Thanh, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, approx 40 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It is intended to become operational by 2020...
after 2010. Lien Khuong Airport
Lien Khuong Airport
Lien Khuong International Airport is the largest among 4 airports of Lam Dong province in Central Highlands Vietnam. The airport is located in Duc Trong District, about 30 km south of Da Lat...
is an important airport in this area.
Saigon Port
Saigon Port
Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. The port name is derived from the former name of the city.-History:Saigon Port played an important role in the foundation and development of the city of Saigon...
and several deep-water ports in Ba Ria-Vung Tau are the busiest ports in the country. National 1A and National Road 51
National Road 51 (Vietnam)
National Route 51 is a four-lane highway starting from the city of Biên Hòa to Vung Tau in Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam, passing Bình, Long Thành, Bà Rịa town. This is the backbone route linking Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province with Dong Nai Province and Ho Chi Minh City...
, and TransAsia Highway are the principal roads in this region.