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Known as Nam Bộ today in Vietnamese since 1975, it was historically called as Gia Định (1779–1832), Nam Kỳ (1832–1945, 1945-1949), Nam Bộ (1945), Bắc Việt (1949-1954), and Nam Phần (1954–1975). [1] Cochinchina or "Nam Kỳ" is a historical exonym for this region, originating during the French colonial period.
The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces and municipalities into three regions: Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and Southern Vietnam.These regions can be further subdivided into eight subregions: Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, the Red River Delta, the North Central Coast, the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands, Southeast Vietnam, and the Mekong River Delta.
South Central Coast (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ) - 8 provinces: Da Nang, Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, Khánh Hòa, Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận. The two southern provinces Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận are sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region.
List of Vietnamese Region by 2021 GRDP Rank Region Population GRDP (billion VND) GRDP (million USD) Percapita (USD) 1 Southeast: 17,074,300 2,192,303
Vũng Tàu is the only petroleum base of Vietnam where crude oil and natural gas exploitation activities dominate the city's economy and contribute principal income to Vietnam's budget and export volume. Vũng Tàu shipyard's reconstruction was scheduled to be completed in 2008, supplied with up-to-date anchor handling supply vessels of Aker. [22]
The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit. 'Nine Dragon River Delta' or simply Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, 'Mekong River Delta'), also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or South-western region (Vietnamese: Tây Nam Bộ), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of ...
Northern Vietnam key economic region (Vietnamese: Vùng kinh tế trọng điểm Bắc bộ) is one of the three key economic regions of Vietnam, encompassing the capital Hanoi which stands out as a political, cultural, economic, techno-scientific center driving the socio-economic development to neighboring provinces and municipalities.
Bien Hoa is an industrial city where Bien Hoa Air Base is located. It is part of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area. Vũng Tàu is the hub of Vietnam's petroleum industry, as well as being a tourist destination. Tây Ninh City, where Caodaism was born. Thủ Dầu Một, an industrial city. It is a part of Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area.