Bình Thuận province
Bình Thuận province | |
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Fishing village in Phan Thiết City • Quảng Minh Temple • Wind power in Tuy Phong Dissert • Dục Thanh School • Po Sah Inư Tower • Khe Gà Lighthouse • Rơm Beach • Mũi Né Sand Dunes • Mũi Né Beach • Linh Sơn Beach • Mary Tà Pao Mountain • Cà Dược Beach • Kê Gà Beach • Thầy Thím Temple • Quan Đế Temple • Buddharupa in Phan Thiết City | |
Location of Bình Thuận within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N 108°6′E / 10.933°N 108.100°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Capital | Phan Thiết |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Ngọc Hai |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,942.60 km2 (3,066.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,766,200 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh, Cham, Tanka, K'Ho, Roglai |
| GDP | |
| • Total | VND 62.340 trillion US$ 2.745 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 62 (until 16 July 2017) 252 (from 17 June 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-40 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.703 (35th) |
| Website | binhthuan |
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Bình Thuận was a former southernmost coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Lâm Đồng to the north, Ninh Thuận to the northeast, Đồng Nai to the west, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east.
Bình Thuận province is sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region. The province is known for its scenery and beaches. There are also a number of sites of archaeological significance.