There are
8 administrative units including Vung Tau City, Ba Ria Town, and
districts: Chau Duc, Xuyen Moc, Tan Thanh, Long Dien, Dat Do, Con
Dao.
Ethnic groups:
- The Kinh make up majority about 97.25%.
- The Hoa about 1.73%.
- The Tay about 0.07%
- The Kho Me about 0.15%
- The Chau Ro about 0.06%
- The others are insignificant.
The provincal topography includes mountains, hills, small deltas,
sand banks around seashore. Two districts of Long Dat and Xuyen
Moc are delta and mountain areas along sea.
Ba Ria - Vung Tau is monsoon tropical climate, rainy season with
south west monsoon from May to October, dry season with north east
monsoon from November to April next year. Annual average temperature
is 270C, less storm wind, much sunshine.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau with special location is gateway
of the Southern East provinces direct to East sea with strategical
mean of international seaway, seaport system where is approaching
with South-east Asian nations. The natural resources are very rich
and various with potential prospects to develop sea economy fastly
such as: oil, sea port and shipping line, seafood, tourist… and
conditions developing traffic: road, seaway, railway, airway… which
are intermediary transporting place of internal and external nation,
promoting commerce and investment co-operation with foreign countries.
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