Tây Ninh
Also known as Tay Ninh, Tây Ninh province
province of Vietnam in Southern Vietnam
Key facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Southeast
- Metropolitan area
- Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area
- Capital
- Long An ward
- People s council chair
- Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
- People s committee chair
- Lê Văn Hẳn
- Secretary of t y ninh party committee
- Nguyễn Văn Quyết
- Total
- 8,536.44 km (3,295.94 sq mi)
- Density
- 381.209/km (987.327/sq mi)
- Ethnicities
- Vietnamese , Chăm , Khmer , Hoa
- Time zone
- UTC+7 (ICT)
- Iso 3166 code
- VN-37
- Hdi 2020
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Tây Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, with the provincial capital located at Long An ward. It is located between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, in Southern Key Economic Zone. Tây Ninh City is 99 km away from Hồ Chí Minh City following National Route 22 and 40 km away from the border with Cambodia to the northwest.
The province has a population of 1,169,165 (in 2019) and an area of 4,041.65 km (1,560.49 mi). Followers of the Cao Dai, who dominate the area, have built a Holy See in Tây Ninh. The region also has concentrations of the Hòa Hảo, a rival Buddhist sect. The area is noted for its large rubber and sugar plantations; rice and coconuts are also harvested.