Dong Nai Province
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Đồng Nai Province Tỉnh Đồng Nai |
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| Province | |
 Location of Đồng Nai within Vietnam |
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| Coordinates: 11°7′N 107°11′E / 11.117°N 107.183°ECoordinates: 11°7′N 107°11′E / 11.117°N 107.183°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | Southeast |
| Capital | Biên Hòa |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Trần Đình Thành |
| • People's Committee Chair | Võ Văn Một |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,907.2 km2 (2,280.8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 2,838,600 |
| • Rank | 5 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chinese, Xtiêng, Chơ Ro, Chăm |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Area codes | 251 (from 17 June 2017) 61 (until 16 July 2017) |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-39 |
| Website | www |
Đồng Nai (Vietnamese: [ɗə̂wŋm naːj] (
listen)) is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, located east and northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The largest city in Đồng Nai is Biên Hòa. Prior to Vietnamese colonization, the area was dominated by the Funan, Chenla, Khmer empire and subsequent influences until 1627. The area was known as Kâmpéâp Srâkatrey (កំពាប់ [កំពប់] ស្រកាត្រី) in Khmer.
Đồng Nai is situated in southeastern Vietnam and bordered by: Bình Thuận, Lâm Đồng, Bình Dương and Bình Phước, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Đồng Nai province has an advanced traffic system with many backbone national roads crossing, such as: National route 1A, national route 20, National route 51, North–South railway lines; Located adjacent to the Saigon Port and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, it offers many advantages to economic activities in the area. Its location is very important for the development of the Southern economic main hub and a junction of the South Eastern and Tây Nguyên Highland.
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