Southern including 19 provinces from Binh Phuoc down south and the two major cities are Ho Chi Minh City and City Can Tho. The South consists of 2 sub-regions including the Southeast (6 provinces) and the Southwest (or the Mekong Delta) (13 provinces).
Provinces
- Dong Thap Muoi: Long An, Tien Giang, North Dong Thap
- Mekong Delta: Ben tre, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, An Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, male Dong Thap and Can Tho
Cities
- Ben Tre: coconut city
- Ho Chi Minh City - The largest economic center Vietnam
- Can Tho - The city belongs to the central government and is the economic center of the Mekong Delta region
- Vung Tau - Sea tourism city
- My Tho - The city is more than 300 years old
- Bien Hoa - An industrial city
- Ca Mau - The city is located at the end of the land of Vietnam
- Long Xuyen - The city along the Hau river
- Rach Gia - City located in the Bay Thailand
- Cao Lanh - City along the Tien River
- Tra Vinh - The city where there are many Khmer people.
Famous attractions and tourist attractions in the southern delta
- Con Dao
- Cat Tien National Park
- Ha Tien
- Continental Director
- Long Hai
overview
Topographic
The terrain in the whole Southern region is quite flat, the West borders the Gulf Thailand, the East and Southeast are bordered by the East Sea, the North and Northwest are bordered by Cambodia and a part of the Northwest borders the South Central Coast. The Southeast has an altitude of 100-200m, with geological structure mainly basalt red soil and ancient alluvial soil. The river delta area here occupies an area of about 6,130,000 ha with over 4,000 canals with a total length of up to 5,700 km. The Southwest has an average height of nearly 2m, mainly the land of new alluvium. There are some low mountains in the area adjacent to the Central Highlands, the western part of Kien Giang province and Cambodia.
The two largest river systems in the region are the Dong Nai River and the Mekong River. In contrast to the Dong Nai River with low alluvium, the Mekong River has an average inflow of about 4,000 billion cubic meters and annually transports about 100 million tons of alluvium, playing a very important role for the delta. The Mekong River has an area of 39,734 km². Until now, the Mekong Delta is still a lowland area, the average height above sea level is only about 5 meters. Some areas such as the Long Xuyen quadrangle, Dong Thap Muoi and the west of the Hau River exist at a level below sea level, so every year up to 1 million hectares are flooded with salt water in the period from 2 to 4. month. Historical researchers of this land say that millions of years ago this place was originally a large bay, but it was gradually accreted by alluvium of the Mekong River.
The mountainous areas are mainly concentrated in the Southeast region such as Ba Ra mountain (Binh Phuoc) 736m high, Chua Chan mountain (Dong Nai) 839m high, Bao Quan mountain (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) 529m high, Thi Vai mountain (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is 461m high, Ba Den mountain (Tay Ninh) is 986m high... The western area has That Son mountain range (An Giang) and Ham Ninh mountain range (Kien Giang).
Climate
The South is located in a region characterized by tropical monsoon and sub-equatorial climate, rich in heat and humidity, abundant sunshine, long radiation time, high temperature and total temperate accumulation. The diurnal temperature range between months of the year is low and temperate. The average annual humidity ranges from 80-82%. The climate is formed on two main seasons all year round, the dry season and the rainy season. Rainy season from May to November, dry season from December to April.
Annual rainfall ranges from 966 - 1325mm and contributes over 70 - 82% of total rainfall throughout the year. Rain is unevenly distributed, decreasing gradually from the area bordering from Ho Chi Minh City to the West and Southwest regions. The Southeast region has the lowest rainfall. When heavy rainfall occurs in some areas in the region, it often causes erosion in high mound areas. When rain combines with high tides and floods, it will cause flooding, affecting production and people's lives in the area.
History
Previously, this was the territory of Funan and Chan Lap countries. During the Nguyen and Tay Son dynasties, this land was Gia Dinh (Gia Dinh citadel), newly reclaimed from the 17th century. In 1698, Gia Dinh was divided into 3 palaces: Phien Tran, Tran Bien and Long Ho. . King Gia Long of the Nguyen Dynasty called this area Gia Dinh Thanh, including 5 towns: Phien An (Gia Dinh district), Bien Hoa, Vinh Thanh (ie Vinh Long and An Giang), Vinh Tuong and Ha Tien.
In 1887, Cochinchina became a territory within the Indochina Federation. In 1933, the Spratly Islands merged with Cochinchina under the France. In March 1945, Japanese Ambassador Nashimura changed Cochinchina to Nam Bo.
1945, Empire era Vietnam with the government of Tran Trong Kim announced the merger of Cochinchina into a part of the country Vietnam independence. After the August Revolution broke out, the Provisional Administrative Committee of the South was launched on August 25, 1945, chaired by Tran Van Giau.
Colonial France opened fire in Saigon on September 23, 1945, and then gradually expanded to retake the South. The Government of Cochinchina was established under the direction of France to separate the South from Vietnam with the name Nam Ky Quoc.
Language
- Vietnamese
- Khmer language
- Chinese
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Planes
- Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the main airport in the region, with domestic routes to most of the civil airports. Vietnam, except for Dien Bien airport.
- Can Tho International Airport, with Hanoi route, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Con Dao.
- Phu Quoc International Airport, with routes to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho
- Con Dao airport, flight route Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho
- Rach Gia Airport with flight route Ho Chi Minh City
- Ca Mau airport, flight route Ho Chi Minh City