Tây Ninh province
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Tây Ninh Province Tỉnh Tây Ninh |
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| Province | |
| Nickname(s): Western Security | |
 Location of Tây Ninh within Vietnam |
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| Coordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°ECoordinates: 11°20′N 106°10′E / 11.333°N 106.167°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | Southeast |
| Capital | Tây Ninh |
| Government | |
| • People's Committee Chair | Phan Thành Thắm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,032.6 km2 (1,557.0 sq mi) |
| Area rank | |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,104,200 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chăm, Khmer, Hoa |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2011) | 0.537 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Calling code | 66 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-37 |
| Website | www |
Tây Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam on the border with Cambodia. Its capital is the town of Tây Ninh.
Tây Ninh Province has a population of 989,800 and an area of 4,028 km².
As a former Khmer territory, the province is called Raung Damrey. Vietnamese encroached and conquered Raung Damrey in 1770. The Cao Đài religion originated in Tây Ninh. It is the birthplace of Trình Minh Thế, a nationalist and military leader during the end of the First Indochina War.
Tây Ninh is subdivided into 9 district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into 8 commune-level towns (or townlets), 80 communes, and 7 wards.
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