Tây Ninh Province

Tây Ninh Province Tỉnh Tây Ninh
Province
Nickname(s): Western Security
Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam
Coordinates:
Country	Vietnam
Region	Southeast
Capital	Tây Ninh
Government
• People's Committee Chair	Phan Thành Thắm
Area
• Total	4,032.6 km2 (1,557.0 sq mi)
Area rank
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	ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code	66
ISO 3166 code	VN-37
Website	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.

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 9 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 8 commune-level towns (or townlets), 80 communes, and 7 wards.

External links

• Official Tây Ninh Province website