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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 ...
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
Tôn Thạnh Temple, an ancient temple in Long An. Long An is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.The provincial capital is Tân An city, and other major districts and town include Kiến Tường, Bến Lức, Cần Giuộc and Đức Hòa.
Biên Hòa spans 264 square kilometers of midland terrain in western Đồng Nai Province. The majority of the city is situated to the east of the Đồng Nai River. Biên Hòa shares its borders with: [3] Trảng Bom district to the east; Bình Dương Province to the west; Long Thành district and Ho Chi Minh City to the south; Vĩnh Cửu ...
Hòa Bình or Hoà Bình (see tone marks) is a mountainous province of Vietnam, located in the nation's Northwest region. It borders Phú Thọ province and Sơn La province to the northwest, Hanoi to the northeast, Hà Nam province to the east, Ninh Bình province to the southeast and Thanh Hóa province to the south.
A large part of Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve, include Nam Cát Tiên, is located in Dong Nai province. [19] Tri An Dam provides electricity, reduces flooding, and produces drinking water. As a result of the Vietnam War, some areas around Bien Hoa Air Base were dioxin pollution. The authorities are trying to clean up these areas. [20]
Map of ancient Asia shows location of the Âu Việt state of Nam Cương and other Viet’s kingdoms. According to folklore, prior to Chinese domination of northern and north-central Vietnam, the region was ruled by a series of kingdoms called Văn Lang with a hierarchical government, headed by Lạc Kings ( Hùng Kings ), who were served by ...
Cao Bằng is a province of the Northeast region of Vietnam. The province has borders with Hà Giang , Tuyên Quang , Bắc Kạn , and Lạng Sơn provinces within Vietnam. It also has a common international border with Guangxi province in China .