Vũng Tàu
Vũng Tàu | |
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| Vũng Tàu City Thành phố Vũng Tàu | |
Clockwise from top: Front Beach skyline, Thích Ca Phật Đài, Bạch Dinh (vi), Christ of Vũng Tàu, Long Sơn Mansion (vi) | |
Map of central Vũng Tàu | |
| Coordinates: 10°23′N 107°7′E / 10.383°N 107.117°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Government | |
| • Secretary of CPV | Trần Đình Khoa |
| • Chairman of People's Council | Lê Thị Thanh Bình |
| • Chairman of People's Committee | Hoàng Vũ Thảnh |
| Area | |
| • Land | 141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 464.860 |
| • Density | 3.296/km2 (8.54/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (Metro) | $14.7 billion |
| • Per capita | $32,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Vũng Tàu (Hanoi accent: [vuŋm˧ˀ˥ taːw˨˩] ⓘ, Saigon accent: [vuŋm˧˩˧ taːw˨˩] ⓘ) is an important port city in southern Vietnam. It serves as the maritime port of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Vũng Tàu covers 141.1 square kilometres (54.5 square miles) of area and consists of 16 urban wards and one commune of Long Sơn Island. Vũng Tàu was the capital of the province until it was replaced by the much smaller Bà Rịa city on 2 May 2012. The city is also the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam.