Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the
regions
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of
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
. It consists of six provinces:
Thanh Hóa,
Nghệ An,
Hà Tĩnh,
Quảng Bình,
Quảng Trị
Quảng Trị () is a district-level town in Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is second of two municipalities in the province after the provincial capital Đông Hà.
History
The Sino-Vietnamese name Qu ...
,
Thừa Thiên–Huế. The last two provinces were the northernmost provinces of
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...
until 1976. In the
Nguyễn dynasty
The Nguyễn dynasty (chữ Nôm: 茹阮, vi, Nhà Nguyễn; chữ Hán: 阮朝, vi, Nguyễn triều) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, which ruled the unified Vietnamese state largely independently from 1802 to 1883. During its existence, ...
, this area (except Thừa Thiên) was known as Hữu Trực Kỳ (the area located in the left of Thừa Thiên).
Provinces
History
Four of the northernmost provinces of the north central coast region, fell within the communist-ruled North Vietnam (17th parallel), were hostile to the United States and
ARVN
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. It is estimated to have suffe ...
forces throughout the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
as it was a
NLF stronghold.
Culture
This region features three out of UNESCO's seven
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
s in Vietnam, namely:
Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park Phong may refer to:
Computer graphics
* Phong shading
* Phong reflection model
* Blinn–Phong shading model
* Bui Tuong Phong - creator of the Phong shading interpolation method and reflection model.
Other
* Phong-Kniang language
* Nam Phon ...
(2003) under Natural, and
Complex of Huế Monuments (1993) and
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty ( vi, Thành nhà Hồ, Hán Nôm: 城家胡; also called ''Tây Đô castle'' or ''Tây Giai castle'') is a 15th century stone fortress in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam. It served as the western capital of the Hồ dynasty (13 ...
(2011) under Cultural.
Economy
The Bắc Trung Bộ region has the second lowest
GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...
per capita in the country, while the
Northwest (Tây Bắc) region ranks the lowest GDP per capita.
Demographics
The monthly income for the North Central Coast is 902,900 VND compared with the whole country of 1,387,200 VND (2010).
The percentage of households with permanent housing for the North Central Coast is 75.6% compared with the whole country of 49.2% (2010).
The household size for the North Central Coast is 3.94 (2010).
The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over obtained the following education in the North Central Coast: Never go to school 5.2%; Primary 19.3%; Lower secondary 33.1%; Upper secondary 17.3%; College, University 5.2%; Postgraduate 0.1% (2010).
The percentage of the population aged 15 years old and over work in the following industries: Agriculture 59.9%; Forestry 2.1%; Fishery 1.8%; Industry 7.5%; Construction 6.6%; Trade 7.7%; Services 14.5% (2010).
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References
Regions of Vietnam
Geography of Vietnam
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