DONG NAI PROVINCE OVERVIEW |
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Capital: Bien Hoa
Region: Southeast
Area: 5,894.8 km2
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Population:2,174,600
Density: 368.90/km2
Ethnicities: Kinh, Hoa, Xtieng, Cho Ro, Cham |
Calling code: 061 |
| Town and Districts |
| Town: Long Khanh. Districts: Tan Phu, Dinh Quan, Vinh Cuu, Thong Nhat, Xuan Loc, Long Thanh, Nhon Trach, Cam My, Trang Bom. |
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| General Information
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The province of Dong Nai is situated on the economic hub of southern Viet Nam and bordered by: east by Bình Thuan, north-east by Lam ?ong, north-west by Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc, south by Ba Rịa-Vung Tau, west by Ho Chi Minh City.
Dong Nai province has an advantage traffic system with many backbone national roads crossing such as: National route 1A, national route 20, National route 51, North-South railway lines; Locating adjacently to the Saigon Port and Tan Son Nhat International Airport offers many advantages to economic activities in the location. Its location is very important for the development of the Southern economic main hub and a junction of the South Eastern and Tay Nguyen Highland.
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DONG NAI PROVINCE PEOPLE |
| The population of ?ong Nai is primarily the dominant Kinh (Viet) ethnicity, although there are residents of the Chinese, Nung, Tay and Cham minorities. |
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GETTING IN - OUT
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The capital city of Dong Nai, Bien Hoa is 30km from Ho Chi Minh City, 1,684km from Hanoi following National Highway No.1A. It also is 278km from Dalat, 95km from Vung Tau, 198km from Cantho. The Thong Nhat Express Train connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, stops at Bien Hoa |
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GETTING AROUND
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DONG NAI PROVINCE RESOURCES |
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Dong Nai is plentiful with forest resources, granite mine, construction stone, clay, kaolin, puzzolan, sand, gravel…etc. There are many big industrial zones, factories, handicraft village (Tan Van pottery village, skilful stone carving of Hoa group). Dong Nai’s pottery has well-known beauty. The province own immense coffee, rubber farms and Nam Cat Tien National Park.
Coming here, tourists have ecological tours in forests and orchads in My Quoi, Thanh Hoi, Tan Trieu, Pho, Ong islets. The province is proud of many interesting sites such as Dong Nai River, Long An Lake, Suoi Tre Culture Site, Tri An Waterfall, Ma Da and Sac forests…
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Climate
The province of Dong Nai lies in the monsoon tropical zone and is affected by the north-east and south-west monsoon. It is also put under the influence of Pacific Ocean tropic atmosphere between April and October. Climate is cloven in two distinct seasons. The rainy season lasts from March or April to November and the dry season from December to March or April of the following year. Average temperature goes between 23.9 – 29oC, much lower than standard level of the tropical regions (26-30oC). Its rainfall is quite high with 1,500mm – 2,700mm. On average, the weather is sunny for 4-9.5 hours a day and does not exceed 11.5 hours per day, even on the hottest and sunniest days. Total rainy days within a year are between 120-170 days (standard level of tropical region is 150 - 160 days) with total rainfall of some 1,500-2,750 mm. The average humidity is around 80 - 82% and humidity in the dry season is 10 - 12% lower than that of the rainy season. The humidity is inconsiderably differential among the areas.The weather of Dong Nai with regular sunshine, rain and high humidity equally found in the localities facilitates agricultural production and development of industry and cultural and tourism activities.
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DONG NAI PROVINCE ECONOMY |
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Dong Nai is an industrial province which experienced heavy investment from foreign investors in the shipping, food products and manufacturing industries since Vietnam opened to foreign investment in the late 1980s. Dong Nai is rapidly modernizing, and because of proximity to Saigon as well as a relatively well-developed infrastructure, commerce has thrived in the province. Dong Nai is widely electrified, and telephone networks and even ADSL internet connectivity was widespread in the city of Bien Hoa as of January, 2004. Further, because the cost of living and labor in Vietnam is below that of even India and the Philippines, economic investment is predicted to continue to increase in Dong Nai. |
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