Bà Rịa
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Bà Rịa
Thành phố Bà Rịa | |
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Bà Rịa City | |
Coordinates: 10°29′57″N 107°10′3″E / 10.49917°N 107.16750°E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Province | Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu |
Established town | 2 June 1994 |
Government | |
• chairman of the municipal committee | Phạm Chí Lợi |
Area | |
• City (Class-2) | 91.46 km2 (35.31 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[2] | |
• City (Class-2) | 108,701 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 72,111 |
• Rural | 36,590 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Climate | Aw |
Bà Rịa (Vietnamese: [ɓaː˧˩ riə˧˨˧ˀ] ⓘ) is a city in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Bà Rịa is split from Vũng Tàu by a river crossed by Cỏ May Bridge. This is the de jure seat of the province since most of the provincial administration agencies are located here. Bà Rịa officially became the provincial capital of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu from 2 May 2012, replacing Vũng Tàu in that role.
Location
Bà Rịa is located 90 km east southeast of
Administration
The city was promoted from the town of Bà Rịa to the capital city on 22 August 2012.[3] The town was founded on 2 June 1994 from the split of the district of Châu Thành into the districts of Châu Đức, Tân Thành, and Bà Rịa. Many provincial agencies have been relocated from Vũng Tàu to Bà Rịa. By 2007, this city was a 3rd-class municipality in Vietnam[4] and was upgraded to 2nd-class municipality on 27 November 2014.
Transportation
Bà Rịa is an important transport hub of the province, on
Tourism
Bà Rịa is on the way from Ho Chi Minh City to the seaside resorts at the Long Hải and Bình Châu hot springs.
See also
References
- ^ "Hệ thống Website UBND Thành phố Bà Rịa, Tỉnh Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Bà Rịa (District-level City, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "VGP News | Ba Ria city established - Ba Ria city established". 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Bà Rịa town will be upgraded to city" (in Vietnamese). VnEconomy. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved July 20, 2012.