Tây Ninh
Tây Ninh | |
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| Tây Ninh City Thành phố Tây Ninh | |
| Coordinates: 11°22′4″N 106°07′8″E / 11.36778°N 106.11889°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Tây Ninh |
| Area | |
• Total | 140 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 135,254 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
Tây Ninh (ⓘ) is a provincial city in Southeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is one of nine provinces and cities in the Southern Key Economic Region (Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area). Tây Ninh is approximately 90 km (55 miles) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam, and 182 km (113 miles) to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia; all by National Route 22. As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,254 over the provincial population of 1,169,165 on a total area of 140 km2 (54 sq mi).