Understanding Vietnamese agriculture by region

Vietnamese name Long An Area 4,493 km² Population about 1.7 million Provincial capital / central city Tan An City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Access from HCMC adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City (about 40 km from the center) Overview Long An Province is located on the boundary between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta...

Vietnamese name Kien Giang Area 6,346 km² Population about 1.8 million Provincial capital / central city Rach Gia City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Abundant rainfall. Phu Quoc Island has a resort climate. Overview Kien Giang Province is a vast province facing Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand, home to the world-class resort island...

Vietnamese name Hau Giang Area 1,602 km² Population about 750,000 Provincial capital / central city Vi Thanh City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Mekong River tributary basin. Overview Hau Giang Province is one of the newest provinces in the Mekong Delta, established in 2004 when it was separated from Can Tho City. 'Hung Hiep...'

Vietnamese name Ca Mau Area 5,332 km² Population about 1.2 million Provincial capital / central city Ca Mau City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual rainfall over 2,300 mm. Vast mangrove forests. Overview Ca Mau Province is located at Vietnam's southernmost tip, home to the country's southernmost point, Cape Ca Mau (Mui Ca Mau)...

Vietnamese name Bac Lieu Area 2,669 km² Population about 910,000 Provincial capital / central city Bac Lieu City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Serious saltwater intrusion in the dry season. Overview Bac Lieu Province is one of Vietnam's leading shrimp-farming areas, where a national project aiming to become the 'shrimp capital' is underway. Tradi...

Vietnamese name Tra Vinh Area 2,341 km² Population about 1.05 million Provincial capital / central city Tra Vinh City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Coastal areas affected by saltwater intrusion. Overview Tra Vinh Province is a coastal province in the eastern Mekong Delta, a region with a strong Khmer culture. Coconut groves and...

Vietnamese name Soc Trang Area 3,313 km² Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / central city Soc Trang City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Coastal areas affected by saltwater intrusion. Overview Soc Trang Province is the birthplace of ST25, chosen as the 'world's most delicious rice'. Agricultural engineer Ho Quang...

Vietnamese name Vinh Long Area 1,479 km² Population about 1.05 million Provincial capital / central city Vinh Long City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Overview Vinh Long Province is a famous fruit producing area in the Mekong Delta, known in particular as a producer of longan, rambutan, and durian...

Vietnamese name Ben Tre Area 2,394 km2 Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / main city Ben Tre City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Made up of three islands of the Mekong River. Overview: Ben Tre province is nicknamed the "land of coconut" (Xu dua) and is Vietnam's largest coconut-producing area...

Vietnamese name Tien Giang Area 2,510 km² Population about 1.8 million Provincial capital / central city My Tho City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Overview Tien Giang Province is located at the gateway from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta, and My Tho City is a base for Mekong Delta tourism...

Vietnamese name Can Tho Area 1,440 km² Population about 1.3 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Main port / logistics hub Can Tho Port, Can Tho International Airport Overview Can Tho City is the largest city in the Mekong Delta, nicknamed the 'Western Capital' (Tay Do). Mekong...

Vietnamese name Dong Thap Area 3,377 km² Population about 1.7 million Provincial capital / central city Cao Lanh City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Floods in the rainy season. Annual average temperature 27°C. Overview Dong Thap Province is a Mekong Delta province affectionately known as the 'lotus province' (Tinh Sen). The province's lotus flowers...

Vietnamese name An Giang Area 3,537 km² Population about 1.9 million Provincial capital / central city Long Xuyen City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Large-scale flooding in the rainy season. Overview An Giang Province is located in the upper part of the Mekong Delta, bordering Cambodia. Vietnam's largest...

Vietnamese name Dong bang song Cuu Long Area about 40,600 km² Population about 17.5 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. High temperatures year-round (26–28°C). Floods in the rainy season (May to November). Overview The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's largest granary and the most important in Southeast Asia...

Vietnamese name Binh Phuoc Area 6,876 km2 Population about 1 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 26 degrees C. Overview: Binh Phuoc province is Vietnam's largest cashew-producing area and one of the centers of the world's cashew-processing industry. Vietnam is the world's largest...

Vietnamese name Tay Ninh Area 4,030 km2 Population about 1.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27 degrees C. Overview: Tay Ninh province is a southern province bordering Cambodia and a major producing area for sugarcane and rubber. It is also known for being home to the holy see of the Cao Dai religion. Tay Ninh...

Vietnamese name Ba Ria - Vung Tau Area 1,982 km² Population about 1.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Main port / logistics hub Cai Mep–Thi Vai deep-water port (Vietnam's largest deep-water port) Overview Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province is known for its petroleum industry and the Cai Mep–Thi V...

Vietnamese name Dong Nai Area 5,907 km² Population about 3.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 26–27°C. Overview Dong Nai Province is located east of Ho Chi Minh City, a province where industry and agriculture coexist. Known for diverse fruit cultivation making use of the fertile soil of the Dong Nai River basin, especially...

Vietnamese name Binh Duong Area 2,695 km2 Population about 2.6 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27 degrees C. Overview: Binh Duong province borders Ho Chi Minh City to the north and is one of the most industrialized provinces in Vietnam. Even so, rubber plantations spread across the hilly areas in the north, and...

Vietnamese name Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) Area 2,095 km² Population about 9.5 million (metropolitan area over 15 million) Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 28°C. Rainy season (May to November). Main port / logistics hub Cat Lai Port, Tan Son Nhat International Airport Overview Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Sai...

Vietnamese name Nam Bo Area about 44,000 km2 (excluding the Mekong Delta) Population about 18 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. High temperatures year-round (26–28 degrees C). A clear wet season (May–November) and dry season. Overview: Southern Vietnam (the southeast) is the economic heart centered on Ho Chi Minh City. Rapid...

Vietnamese name Kon Tum Area 9,690 km² Population about 570,000 Provincial capital / central city Kon Tum City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 22–23°C. Overview Kon Tum Province is located at the northernmost tip of the Central Highlands, a nature-rich province in the tri-border area with Laos and Cambodia. The Bahnar people...

Vietnamese name Dak Nong Area 6,516 km2 Population about 700,000 Provincial capital / main city Gia Nghia City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 22–23 degrees C. Overview: Dak Nong province is a relatively new province, established in 2004 when it was separated from Dak Lak province. Certified as a UNESCO Global Geopark...

Vietnamese name Gia Lai Area 15,537 km2 Population about 1.55 million Provincial capital / main city Pleiku City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 22–25 degrees C. Overview: Gia Lai province is the largest province by area in the Central Highlands, a region characterized by large-scale plantations. Large estates developed from state farms...

Vietnamese name Lam Dong Area 9,774 km2 Population about 1.35 million Provincial capital / main city Da Lat City (elevation 1,500 m) Climate temperate highland climate. Annual average temperature 18–21 degrees C (Da Lat). Access from HCMC about 50 minutes by plane from Ho Chi Minh City, about 6 hours by car Overview: Da Lat, the provincial capital of Lam Dong province,...

Vietnamese name Dak Lak Area 13,125 km² Population about 2 million Provincial capital / central city Buon Ma Thuot City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 24°C. Altitude about 500 m. Access from HCMC about 1 hour by plane from Ho Chi Minh, about 6 hours by car Overview Dak Lak Province is Vietnam's largest cof...

Vietnamese name Tay Nguyen Area about 54,500 km² Population about 6 million Climate tropical highland climate. Altitude 600–1,500 m. The dry season (November to April) and rainy season (May to October) are distinct. Overview The Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) is Vietnam's coffee belt, and as the world's second-largest coffee producer, Vietnam's...

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)...

Vietnamese name Phu Tho Area 3,534 km2 Population about 1.5 million Provincial capital / main city Viet Tri City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 23 degrees C. Overview: Phu Tho province is a historically important province, home to the Hung Kings' hills (a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage), regarded as the birthplace of Vietnamese civilization. The Red River and the Black...

Vietnamese name Lang Son Area 8,320 km² Population about 800,000 Provincial capital / central city Lang Son City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Winters are cold, with an annual average temperature of 21°C. Overview Lang Son Province is a northeastern Vietnamese province bordering China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a producing area for star anise (bat giac, dai hoi...

Vietnamese name Thai Nguyen Area 3,562 km2 Population about 1.35 million Provincial capital / main city Thai Nguyen City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 23 degrees C. Cool in winter. Overview: Thai Nguyen province is known as the premier producing area for Vietnamese tea. In particular, "Tan Cuong tea" (Tra Tan...

Vietnamese name Bac Giang Area 3,848 km² Population about 1.9 million Provincial capital / central city Bac Giang City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 23°C. Hot and humid in summer. Access from HCMC about 1.5 hours by car from Hanoi (about 50 km) Overview Bac Giang Province is Vietnam's largest lychee producing area and...

Vietnamese name Yen Bai Area 6,886 km² Population about 840,000 Provincial capital / central city Yen Bai City Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 22–23°C. Overview Yen Bai Province is located in northwestern Vietnam and is known worldwide as Vietnam's largest cinnamon (cassia) producing area...

Vietnamese name Lao Cai Area 6,384 km2 Population about 750,000 Provincial capital / main city Lao Cai City Climate mountainous subtropical climate. Annual average temperature around Sapa is 15–16 degrees C. Frost and snow in winter. Access from HCMC about 5 hours by car from Hanoi, about 8 hours by sleeper train Overview: Lao Cai province borders China's Yunnan province...

Vietnamese name Son La Area 14,174 km² Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / central city Son La City Climate highland subtropical climate. Annual average temperature 21°C. Large day-night temperature differences. Access from HCMC about 5 to 6 hours by car from Hanoi (about 300 km) Overview Son La Province is located in the mountainous region of northwestern Vietnam...

Vietnamese name Hai Phong Area 1,561 km² Population about 2.1 million Provincial capital / central city Hai Phong City (centrally governed city) Climate subtropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 23–24°C. Prone to the effects of typhoons. Main port / logistics hub Hai Phong Port (the Dinh Vu–Lach Huyen deep-water port)...

Vietnamese name Ha Noi Area 3,358 km2 Population about 8.5 million Provincial capital / main city the capital of Vietnam Climate humid subtropical climate. Summer (May–September) is hot and humid, exceeding 35 degrees C; winter (December–February) is around 15 degrees C. Access from HCMC about 2 hours by plane from Ho Chi Minh City Overview: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam,...

Vietnamese name Bac Bo Area about 116,000 km² Population about 34 million Climate subtropical monsoon climate. It has four seasons, and winters drop to around 10°C. Overview Northern Vietnam is the political and cultural center including the capital Hanoi, an agricultural region centered on the Red River (Song Hong) Delta...