Growing regions & local information

Vietnamese name Quang Binh Area 8,066 km² Population about 930,000 Provincial capital / central city Dong Hoi City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual rainfall 2,000–2,500 mm. Overview Quang Binh Province is a nature-rich province home to the World Heritage Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park. The world's largest cave, Son...

Vietnamese name Nghe An Area 16,490 km² Population about 3.4 million Provincial capital / central city Vinh City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Scorching summers due to the foehn phenomenon (gio Lao). Overview Nghe An Province is Vietnam's largest province by area and is known as the birthplace of the founding father Ho Chi Minh...

Vietnamese name Thanh Hoa Area 11,116 km2 Population about 3.6 million Provincial capital / main city Thanh Hoa City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Prone to typhoon impacts. Overview: Thanh Hoa province is the third most populous province in Vietnam and is called "the bridge between the north and the center." Vast...

Vietnamese name Binh Thuan Area 7,828 km² Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / central city Phan Thiet City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Relatively dry even for the south-central region. Annual rainfall 1,000–1,600 mm. Overview Binh Thuan Province is Vietnam's largest dragon fruit (thanh long) producing area...

Vietnamese name Ninh Thuan Area 3,358 km² Population about 620,000 Provincial capital / central city Phan Rang–Thap Cham City Climate semi-arid climate. The region with the least rain in Vietnam (about 700 mm a year). Overview Ninh Thuan Province is the driest region in Vietnam, with annual rainfall of only...

Vietnamese name Quang Nam Area 10,438 km² Population about 1.5 million Provincial capital / central city Tam Ky City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual rainfall 2,000–3,500 mm. Overview Quang Nam Province is home to two World Heritage sites, Hoi An (the World Heritage old townscape) and the My Son ruins (the Champa Kingdom)...

Vietnamese name Thua Thien Hue Area 5,033 km² Population about 1.2 million Provincial capital / central city Hue City (World Heritage: the Complex of Hue Monuments) Climate tropical monsoon climate. Very heavy rainfall, over 3,000 mm a year. September to December is the heavy-rain period. Overview Thua Thien Hue Province, home to the ancient capital of Hue...

Vietnamese name Da Nang Area 1,285 km² Population about 1.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 26°C. September to December is the rainy season. Main port / logistics hub Tien Sa Port, Da Nang International Airport Overview Da Nang is the largest city in central Vietnam and, having achieved rapid economic development in recent years, Vietnam's...

Vietnamese name Trung Bo Area about 96,000 km² Population about 20 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Characterized by the central region's distinctive heavy-rain and typhoon season from September to November. Overview Central Vietnam is a long, narrow region stretching north to south, sandwiched between the Truong Son Range (the Annamite Range) and the East Sea (the South China Sea)...

Vietnamese name Hoa Binh Area 4,684 km² Population about 870,000 Provincial capital / central city Hoa Binh City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Mountainous areas are cool. Annual average temperature 23°C. Overview Hoa Binh Province is located about 75 km west of Hanoi and is known for one of Vietnam's largest dams (the Hoa Binh Dam)...