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
Article
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.