| Southern Vietnam | |
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| State | Vietnam |
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Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ) is a region Vietnamese.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
- Dong Nam Bo (Đông Nam Bộ) - It is located in the southeastern region Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon of the colonial period nicknamed the "Paris of the East".
- Mekong Delta (đồng bằng sông Cửu Long) - Land of marshes and rice fields, the Mekong Delta is a region slightly smaller than Piedmont is Lombardy put together but with greater population density. The meanders of the delta can be visited by boat or individually starting from the town of My Tho, either by contacting one of the many agencies of Ho Chi Minh City. Another tourist destination is the island of Phu Quoc in the gulf of Thailand.
Urban centers
- Ben Three - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Ca Mau - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Ca Na
- Cai Be
- Chau Doc - Capital of the district of the same name on the border with Cambodia.
- Cần Thơ - Among the top five in the country and the largest in the Mekong Delta located 180 km south of Ho Chi Minh.
- Ho Chi Minh - The largest city in the country.
- Long Xuyen - Capital of the An Giang Province.
- Mui Ne
- Mỹ Tho - Capital of the province of Tien Giang.
- Phan Thiết - Capital of the Binh Thuan province.
- Soc Trang - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Tay Ninh - Capital of the province of the same name and known for being the center of Caodaism.
- Between Vinh - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Vĩnh Long - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Vũng Tàu - Vũng Tàu is the only oil center in Vietnam and is an important tourist center.
Other destinations
- Côn Đảo - Archipelago of 16 islands and islets in the South China Sea.
- Cat Tien National Park - Protected area consisting of lowland rainforests about 150 km to the north yes Ho Chi Minh.
- Phú Quốc - It is the largest island in Vietnam. It is located in the gulf of Thailand.
