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BINH PHUOC PROVINCE

Binh Phuoc is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. This is the province with the largest area in the South. The provincial capital of Binh Phuoc is Dong Xoai city, about 121 km from Ho Chi Minh City along National Highway 13 and National Highway 14 and 102 km along Provincial Highway 741. Binh Phuoc is a province located in the Southern Key Economic Region. The province has a 240 km border with the Kingdom of Cambodia, of which 3 border provinces include Tbong Khmum, Kratie, Mundulkiri. The province is the gateway and bridge connecting the region with the Central Highlands and Cambodia.

In 2020, Binh Phuoc is the 43rd largest administrative unit in Vietnam in terms of population, ranked 36th in terms of Gross Regional Product (GRDP), ranked 24th in terms of GRDP per capita, ranked 5th in terms of growth rate. Head of GRDP. With 979.6 thousand people, GRDP reached 43,650 billion VND (equivalent to 1,898 billion USD), GRDP per capita reached 44.56 million VND (equivalent to 1,937 USD), GRDP growth rate reached 7.51%. .

Binh Phuoc is a settlement and inhabited place of different ethnic groups, of which ethnic minorities account for 17.9%, the majority are Khmer, Xtieng, some Chinese, Nung, Tay,... because So Binh Phuoc has cultural features of the Xtieng people. The province has traditional festivals such as the Cultural Festival of Ethnic Minorities every December, the rain-praying festival of the , the new rice celebration of the Khmer people.

Geography

Binh Phuoc is a province in the Southeast region, bordering the East with 3 provinces of Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Dong Nai; The West borders Tay Ninh province and Cambodia with a border length of 240 km; The North borders Krachê and Mundukini provinces (Cambodia), the South borders Binh Duong province.  As a transit area between the Southern Central Highlands and the Southeast region, the province has a very diverse terrain, including plateaus, hills and plains. Land in Binh Phuoc is suitable for long-term industrial crops with very high economic value such as pepper, cashew, coffee, rubber...

Climate

Binh Phuoc's climate is a stable tropical monsoon, divided into two seasons of the year (rainy season starts from May to October, dry season starts from November to April), with an average rainfall of 2,400mm. /year. Binh Phuoc has almost no floods and major storms, the average temperature is about 26.5 o C.

Tourism

As a re-established province but in the process of formation and development, Binh Phuoc has long been known by many people as a land with a long-standing culture. Many archaeological sites have been discovered and studied dating back 2,000 years, such as: stone altars, ancient citadels, stone tools, and ceramics belonging to the Oc Eo civilization.

The province has many historical relics of the central government associated with the cause of national liberation struggle such as: Phu Rieng Do with the uprising and struggle of Phu Rieng rubber workers in the resistance war against the French in 1929- 1930; The first Communist Party cell of the rubber industry in Vietnam and the Southeast provinces was established on October 28, 1929; Ba Ra prison is located in the middle of the sacred forest of poisonous water, which the French colonialists used as a place to imprison patriotic revolutionary soldiers: Loc Ninh diplomatic house is the capital of the provisional revolutionary government of the Republic of South Vietnam - a welcoming place. Four-party Military Union Delegations and International Delegations control and supervise the implementation of the Paris Agreement (1973); Military Commission Base Area and Command of the Armed Forces for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Ta Thiet Base); Soc Bom Bo with the image of the S'tieng people pounding rice day and night to feed the army fighting the enemy in the years 1965-1968, fighting against the US to save the country.

In addition, the province also has a relatively large system of rivers and streams, which are valuable for economic development and tourism as well as ecological balance and biodiversity, providing fresh water for local communities. The province belongs to the southern key economic region... Be River with Thac Mo, Can Don and Srok Phu Mieng hydroelectric plants. Saigon River with the Regional Command base area and Dau Tieng Lake. Dong Nai river with many rapids such as: Tan Sao, Park, Buffalo Horn... has been and will be the meeting point of many tourism programs in the future.

The beauty of landscapes and historical and cultural relics in Binh Phuoc province is attracting tourists from domestic and international localities to learn and explore.

Experts also say that to attract tourist flows from the above markets, determining the types of tourism in Binh Phuoc is also the most important job today. Accordingly, eco-tourism, cultural tourism, border-gate commercial tourism, weekend tourism, resort tourism, caravan tourism, spiritual tourism, adventure tourism... are the strengths that the province Binh Phuoc needs to focus on exploitation to attract tourists from target markets.