Central Vietnam

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Central Vietnam (Vietnamese: Trung Bộ or miền Trung), also known as Middle Vietnam or The Middle, formerly known as Trung Phần by South Vietnam, Trung Kỳ and Annam under French Indochina, is one of the three geographical regions within Vietnam.

The name Trung Bộ was used by the emperor

and is popularly used today.

The two south central costal provinces

are sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region.

Administration

Central Vietnam includes 3 administrative regions, which in turn comprises 19 First Tier units.

Central Vietnam

Administrative Region	First Tier Administrative Units	Area (km2)	Population (2019)[1]	Population Density (people/ km2)	Notes
North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ)	Hà Tĩnh Nghệ An Quảng Bình Quảng Trị Thanh Hóa Thừa Thiên–Huế	51,455.60	12,251,864	203.53	contains the coastal provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. They all stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.
South Central Coast (Duyên hải Nam Trung Bộ)	Bình Định Bình Thuận Đà Nẵng † Khánh Hòa Ninh Thuận Phú Yên Quảng Nam Quảng Ngãi	44,376.80	10,934,533	206.98	contains the coastal provinces in the southern half of Vietnam's central part. One province borders Laos.
Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên)	Đắc Lắc Đắk Nông Gia Lai Kon Tum Lâm Đồng	54,641.00	6,244,582	102.63	contains the mountainous provinces to the west of south-central Vietnam. There are a significant number of ethnic minorities in the region. One province is along Vietnam's border with Laos, and four border Cambodia (Kon Tum borders both Laos and Cambodia).

^† Municipality (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương)

Of all 19 First Tier units, 1 is municipality and 18 are provinces.

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See also

• Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam

References