Ninh Thuận province
Ninh Thuận
Phan Rang | |
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In clockwise direction: Po Klong Garai Temple • Salt evaporation pond in Phan Rang • Hòa Lai Temple • Po Rome Temple • Vĩnh Hy Bay • View of Sông Pha Pass • Ba Tháp Temple • Đầm Nại Beach • Ninh Phước Cathedral • 16 April Park Monument • View of Phước Bình Pass • View of Ngoạn Mục Pass • Cà Ná Beach • Ninh Chữ Beach • Field in Vĩnh Hải • Dinh River | |
| Nickname: Serenity/Peace | |
Location of Ninh Thuận within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 11°45′N 108°50′E / 11.750°N 108.833°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Establishment of Phan Rang Province | 1901 |
| Re-establish Ninh Thuận province from Thuận Hải province | 1992 |
| Capital | Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Phạm Vàn Hậu |
| • People's Committee Chair | Trần Quốc Nam |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,355.70 km2 (1,295.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 612,700 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh, Chăm, Ra Glai, Cơ Ho, Hoa |
| GDP | |
| • Province | VND 24.288 trillion US$ 1.055 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Calling code | +84259 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-36 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.683 (51th) |
| Website | www |
Ninh Thuận, previously named Phan Rang, was a former coastal province in the southernmost part of the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Khánh Hòa to the north, Bình Thuận to the south, Lâm Đồng to the west and the South China Sea to the east.
Ninh Thuận province is sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region, the Southern.
On June 12th, 2025, Ninh Thuận was merged into Khánh Hòa province.