Bình Thuận is a southernmost coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Lâm Đồng to the north, Ninh Thuận to the northeast, Đồng Nai to the west, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east.

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Bình Thuận
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Location of Bình Thuận within Vietnam
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Country	Vietnam
Region	South Central Coast
Capital	Phan Thiết
Government
• People's Council Chair	Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
• People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Ngọc Hai
Area [1]
• Total	7,942.60 km2 (3,066.66 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	1,758,788
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Chăm, Hoa, Cơ Ho, Ra Glai
GDP[2]
• Total	VND 62.340 trillion US$ 2.745 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	62 (until 16 July 2017) 252 (from 17 June 2017)
ISO 3166 code	VN-40
HDI (2020)	0.703[3] (35th)
Website	binhthuan.gov.vn

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Bình Thuận province is sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region, the Southern. The province is known for its scenery and beaches. There are also a number of sites of archaeological significance.

Much of what is now Bình Thuận province was part of the Cham principality of Panduranga, which had its political centre in neighbouring Ninh Thuận province. It was the last independent principality after the fall of Vijaya in 1471. Both Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận were later incorporated into Vietnam in 1832. Before 1976, Bình Thuận province was much smaller because much of the west was in the separate Bình Tuy province). Bình Tuy, Bình Thuận and Ninh Thuận were merged in 1976 to form Thuận Hải province. It was divided again into Ninh Thuận and Binh Thuận in 1991, while Bình Tuy remained part of Bình Thuận Province. ^{[citation needed]}

Bình Thuận has much of the borders with Lâm Đồng and Ninh Thuận are mountainous, while much of the rest of the province is relatively flat. However, there are several hills with a height of at least 200 m along the coast of the province.^[4] The highest peak in the province (1548m) is in northwestern Tánh Linh District, near Lâm Đồng.^[5] Phú Quý island is located around 120 km south-east of Phan Thiết. It is a separate district. There are several much smaller islands off the coast of Bình Thuận, including Câu Island (cù lao Câu) in the east, Lao Island (hòn Lao) at Mũi Né, and Bà Island (hòn Bà) in the west.^[5]

Bình Thuận has several rivers mostly originating in the province itself or in the highlands of neighboring Lâm Đồng Province. Most flow into the South China Sea. Some of the major rivers are the Luỹ River (Sông Luỹ) in the east, the Cái River (Sông Cái) in the centre, and the Dinh River (Sông Dinh) in the west.^[5] La Ngà River (Sông La Ngà) flows through four districts in the northwest of the province and is a major tributary of the Đồng Nai River.^[4] The largest lake is Sông Quán Lake (hồ Sông Quán) in the centre of the province around 30  km north of Phan Thiết. Another major lake is Biển Lạc in the northwest region of the province.^[5]

As of 2007, 50% of the province (394,100 ha) is covered with forests, which is high compared to most other provinces of the South Central Coast region.^[6] Forests are mostly located in the province's mountainous regions in the northwest and northeast.^[4] Despite its large forested area, the province also has a lot of agricultural land. 284,200 ha were used for agriculture in 2007, which is the largest figure among all provinces of the central coast regions (both North Central and South Central).^[6]

Bình Thuận is one of the aridest provinces in Vietnam. Much of the province receives less than 800 mm of rain per year. The months from November to April are particularly dry, with less than 200 mm of rain. It has reserves of arsenic in the northwestern mountains and titanium along its western coast.^[4]

Bình Thuận had a population of 1,170,700 people in 2007.^[6] The population grew by 1.35% per year on average between 2000 and 2007. Growth was particularly strong in urban areas at 4.42% per year on average. As a result, urbanisation increased from 30.4% in 2000 to 37.5% in 2007, making it one of the most urbanized provinces of the South Central Coast (second after Khánh Hòa province).^[7] Population density ranges from around 1000/km² in Phan Thiết to less than 100/km² in the districts of Bắc Bình, Hàm Tân, Hàm Thuận Nam and Tánh Linh.^[5]

Apart from the majority Kinh, there are several ethnic minorities in the province. Some Cham communities are in the coastal regions of eastern Bình Thuận. Other minorities mainly inhabit the mountainous regions along the border with Lâm Đồng province.^[4] They include the Koho and Raglai.

The majority ethnic group in the province is Vietnamese (Kinh). There are also significant minorities such as the Cham, Raglai, Koho, and Hoa.

Bình Thuận is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions:

8 districts:

1 district-level town:

• La Gi

1 provincial city:

• Phan Thiết (capital)

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 96 communes, and 19 wards.

Bình Thuận had a GDP per capita of 11 million VND in 2007, which is the third highest in the South Central Coast after Đà Nẵng and Khánh Hòa province, and slightly higher than the regional average of 10.8 million. The economy has been the fastest growing in the South Central Coast with an average yearly growth of almost 14% from 2000 to 2007, with growth of all three sectors of the economy significantly exceeding the regional average. Agriculture, forestry and fishing had an average growth of 7.4%, industry 21.6%, and services 15.4%.^[7]