Name Name: Tỉnh Bình Dương Meaning: ? Geography Capital: Thu Dao Mot Region: Southeast Area: 6,696km² People Population: 787,600 Ethnicities: Viet, Khmer, Tay, Hoa, Xtieng Location Binh Duong (in Vietnamese, Bình Dương) is a Province of Vietnam. It is located in the south of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The Province was divided from the Song Be Province on 1 January 1997. Contents 1 Geography 2 Economy 3 Administration 4 Demographics 5 External link Geography Binh Duong province is situated on relatively level terrain, and is crossed by the Saigon, Dong Nai, and Be rivers. Economy The area is considered to be good cropland, and agriculture is an important industry in the province. Binh Duong is also home to a significant manufacturing industry, and in the first half of 2004, the province had the second highest levels of foreign investment in Vietnam. Administration Politically, Binh Duong is divided into six districts: Ben Cat, Dau Tieng, Di An, Phu Giao, Tan Uyen, and Thuan An. The provincial capital, Thu Dao Mot, is a separate municipality. Demographics Originally, the area now known as Binh Duong was heavily forested, and was dominated by peoples of the Xtieng, Cho Ro, Mnong, and Khmer ethnic groups. In the 17th century, however, ethnic Vietnamese settlers arrived in the region from the east. Most were peasants, seeking to escape poverty by gaining land of their own. There were also a number of refugees from a war between two feudal houses. In 1698, there were enough people in the area that a prominent Vietnamese general was sent to establish official institutions and enforce law. From that point, Binh Duong developed rapidly, with extensive clearance of forests to make room for crops. The province is now dominated by ethnic Vietnamese. External link Binh Duong Province official website   Vietnam Regions of Vietnam Northwest | Northeast | Red River Delta | North Central Coast | South Central Coast | Central Highlands | Southeast | Mekong River Delta Principal cities Can Tho | Da Nang | Hai Phong | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City Provinces An Giang | Bắc Giang | Bắc Cạn | Bạc Liêu | Bắc Ninh | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | Bến Tre | Bình Định | Bình Dương | Bình Phước | Bình Thuận | Cà Mau | Cao Bằng | Đắk Lắk | Đắk Nông | Điện Biên | Đồng Nai | Đồng Tháp | Gia Lai | Hà Giang | Hải Dương | Hà Nam | Hà Tây | Hà Tĩnh | Hòa Bình | Hậu Giang | Hưng Yên | Khánh Hòa | Kiên Giang | Kon Tum | Lai Châu | Lâm Đồng | Lạng Sơn | Lào Cai | Long An | Nam Định | Nghệ An | Ninh Bình | Ninh Thuận | Phú Thọ | Phú Yên | Quảng Bình | Quảng Nam | Quảng Ngãi | Quảng Ninh | Quảng Trị | Sóc Trăng | Sơn La | Tây Ninh | Thái Bình | Thái Nguyên | Thanh Hóa | Thừa Thiên-Huế | Tiền Giang | Trà Vinh | Tuyên Quang | Vĩnh Long, Vĩnh Phúc | Yên Bái nl:Binh Duong (provincie) Search Term: "Binh_Duong_Province" Categories: Provinces of Vietnam