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Bến Tre

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former province of Vietnam

Key facts

Country
Vietnam
Region
Mekong Delta
Provincial capital
Bến Tre
Body
Bến Tre provincial Party Committee
People s council chair
Hồ Thị Hoàng Yến ( Communist Party of Vietnam )
People s committee chair
Trần Ngọc Tam
Total
2,379.70 km (918.81 sq mi)
Density
694.833/km (1,799.61/sq mi)
Demonym
People of Bến Tre
Ethnicities
Vietnamese , Khmer , Hoa , Chăm
Time zone
UTC+7 ( ICT )
Postal code
86xxx
Area codes
75 (until 16 July 2017), 275 (from 17 June 2017)
Iso 3166 code
VN-50
Hdi 2020
0.683 , ( 49th )
Website
www .bentre .gov .vn

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bến Tre
Population
1298010
Area
2379.70
Elevation
2
Official website
www.bentre.gov.vn
Image
CaiMonVillage.jpg
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2025-06-12
Commons category
Ben Tre
urban population
133040
rural population
1164960
postal code
86000–86999
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Bến Tre was a former province of Vietnam. It was one of the country's southern provinces, and was situated in the Mekong Delta. It is also famous for its coconuts and the Coconut Religion nationwide. Disconnected from the mainland, the province lies mainly on 2 river islands. It has land borders only with Vĩnh Long Province, which occupies the western tip of the southern river island.

On June 12, 2025, Bến Tre was incorporated into Vĩnh Long province.

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