Bình Phước province
Bình Phước | |
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View from Bà Rá mountain | |
| Nickname(s): Peace and Happiness | |
Location of Bình Phước within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 11°45′N 106°55′E / 11.750°N 106.917°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Metropolitan area | Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area |
| Capital | Đồng Xoài |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Huỳnh Thị Hằng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Trần Tuệ Hiền |
| • Secretary of Bình Phước Party Committee | Nguyễn Mạnh Cường |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,873.56 km2 (2,653.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,214,933 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Xtiêng, Nùng, Tày, Khmer, Chăm |
| GDP | |
| • Total | VND 111.360 trillion US$ 4.64 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 651 (until 16 July 2017) 271 (from 17 June 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-58 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.709 (31th) |
| Website | www |
Bình Phước was a former province of Vietnam. It is located in the Southeast region of the country, to the north of Hồ Chí Minh City (formerly Saigon). It shares a border with Cambodia.