Central Vietnam

Central Vietnam, also known as Middle Vietnam or The Middle (Vietnamese: Miền Trung, formerly also known as Trung Phần by the Republic of Vietnam, Trung Kỳ and Annam under French Indochina) is one of the three regions within Vietnam (the other two regions are Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam).

Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) are often included in the Central. Sometimes the Central and the Highlands are collectively referred to as Central–Highlands. The name Trung Bộ was used by the king Bảo Đại when he established administrative level higher than the province in 1945, instead of the Trung Kỳ which recalled the French occupation. This name was officially used by government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and is popularly used today.

The North Central Coast and South Central Coast sometimes are collectively known as the Central Coast. The largest city in the Central is Đà Nẵng.

According to the economic zoning employed by the government of Vietnam, Trung Bộ borders the provinces Ninh Bình, Hòa Bình and Sơn La of Northern Vietnam to the north, provinces of Bình Phước, Đồng Nai and Bà Rịa–VũngHi se Tàu of Southern Vietnam to the south. To the east it borders the South China Sea (Biển Đông), to the west it borders Cambodia and Laos.

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