Tây Ninh province
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| Nickname: Western Security | |
Location in Vietnam | |
Interactive map of Tây Ninh | |
| Coordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Metropolitan area | Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area |
| Capital | Long An Ward |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Lê Văn Hẳn |
| • Secretary of Tây Ninh Party Committee | Nguyễn Văn Quyết |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,536.44 km2 (3,295.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,254,170 |
| • Density | 381.209/km2 (987.327/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chăm, Khmer, Hoa |
| GDP | |
| • Total | VND 108.971 trillion US$4.572 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Calling code | 66 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-37 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.703 (36th) |
| Website | www |
Tây Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, with the new provincial capital was located at Long An Ward (formerly as Tân An City, Long An province) (old provincial capital Tây Ninh City, Tây Ninh Province changed to Tân Ninh Ward).
Tây Ninh province is located between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, in Southern Key Economic Zone. Tây Ninh City is 99 km away from Ho Chi Minh City following National Route 22 and 40 km away from the border with Cambodia to the northwest.
Followers of the Cao Dai, who dominate the area, have built a Holy See in Tây Ninh. The region also has concentrations of the Hòa Hảo, a rival Buddhist sect. The area is noted for its large rubber and sugar plantations; rice and coconuts are also harvested.
The province has a population of 1,169,165 (in 2019) and an area of 4,041.65 km2 (1,560.49 mi2).