Song Be
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Dong Nam Bo
Đông Nam Bộ is a region in Vietnam. This region includes one municipality, Ho Chi Minh City; and five provinces: Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh. This region is the most economically developed region in Vietnam...
region in South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
. It has border with Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
in north, Lam Dong in east, Dak Nong
Dak Nong Province
Đắk Nông , or Ðắc Nông, is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the country's Central Highlands. The provincial capital is Gia Nghĩa.-Geography:...
in the northeast, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
in south and Tay Ninh in west.
Song Be was formed in 1976 in merge of three previous provinces, Binh Duong
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
, Phuoc Long
Phuoc Long Province
thumb|right|200px|[[Binh Duong Province|Binh Duong]], Phuoc Long and [[Binh Long Province|Binh Long]] in map of South VietnamPhuoc Long is former province of Dong Nam Bo region in South Vietnam...
and Binh Long
Binh Long Province
thumb|right|[[Binh Duong Province|Binh Duong]], [[Phuoc Long Province|Phuoc Long]] and Binh Long provinces in map of South VietnamBình Long is a former province of Dong Nam Bo region in South Vietnam. It now corresponds to the western part of Binh Phuoc province. It was formed on October 22, 1956...
. Province capital was Thủ Dầu Một
Thu Dau Mot
Thủ Dầu Một is the capital town of Binh Duong province, Vietnam. It is located at around .The town has an area of 88 km², population is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City...
. In 1995 it had area of 8519.4 km² and population of 1081700. On January 1, 1997 it was again split into two provinces, Binh Duong
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
and Binh Phuoc
Binh Phuoc Province
Bình Phước is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern region of the country, to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. It shares a border with Cambodia.-History:...
.
The separation revealed the regional inequality within the former province: While Binh Duong is one of the most industrialised provinces in southern Vietnam, Binh Phuoc is one of the least industrialised - in the late 1990s even less industrialised than the provinces of the Central Highlands
Central Highlands
Central Highlands is the name for several mountainous regions located in the center of the nations or geographical regions.*Central Highlands *Central Highland *Central Highlands *Central Highland...
. However, the gap between the two provinces has diminished gradually since separation in relatively terms.
Districts
- Bình Long (merged in 1977 from Hớn QuảnHớn QuảnHớn Quản is a district in Binh Phuoc Province. It was founded on August 11, 2009 from part of Binh Long. It has area of 663,8 km2. It has 13 communes: Thanh An, An Khương, Tân Khai, Đồng Nơ, Tân Hiệp, Minh Đức, Minh Tâm, Tân Lợi, Phước An, Tân Hưng, Thanh Bình, An Phú and Tân Quan....
, Chơn Thành and parts of Lộc NinhLoc NinhLộc Ninh is a town in southern Vietnam. It is a rural district of Binh Phuoc province in the southeastern region of Vietnam. A major battle, the Battle of Loc Ninh, occurred there during the Vietnam War.-Transport:...
districts) - Phước Long (merged in 1977 from Bù Đốp, Phước BìnhPhước BìnhPhước Bình is former district of Song Be province in Vietnam. It was dissolved to Phước Long district in 1977....
and Bù Đăng districts) - Lộc NinhLoc NinhLộc Ninh is a town in southern Vietnam. It is a rural district of Binh Phuoc province in the southeastern region of Vietnam. A major battle, the Battle of Loc Ninh, occurred there during the Vietnam War.-Transport:...
- Đồng PhúĐồng PhúĐồng Phú is an urban ward in Đồng Hới, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam. It covers an area of 3.81 km² and has a population of 8016....
(merged in 1977 from Đồng Xoài and Phú Giáo districts) - Tân Uyên
- Bến Cát
- Thuận An
- Bù Đăng (renamed from Đức Phong)
Notable people
- Kristine SaKristine SaKristine Sa is a Vietnamese American singer/songwriter as well as a television producer and host. Her career began with music in 2000, and has gone on to include a wide range of mediums.-Career:...
, Vietnamese-Canadian singer and poet, born 1982 in Song Be - Nguyen Anh DucNguyen Anh DucNguyễn Anh Đức is a Vietnamese striker who plays for Binh Duong F.C. for youth and senior team. In 2007, he was called up for the Vietnam national football team to play Asian Cup 2007....
, Vietnamese striker, born 1985 in Song Be - Tam Doan, Vietnamese-Canadian singer, born 1977 in Song Be