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Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế. The last two provinces were the northern-most provinces of South Vietnam until 1975.
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Provinces
Statistics of Bac Trung Bo[1] Provinces Capital Population (2009) Area (km²) Ha Tinh Ha Tinh 1,230,300 6,025.6 km² Nghe An Vinh 2,919,200 16,490.7 km² Quang Binh Dong Hoi 848,000 8,065.3 km² Quang Tri Dong Ha 599,200 4,747.0 km² Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa 3,405,000 11,133.4 km² Thua Thien-Hue Hue 1,088,700 5,062.6 km² History
This region was hostile to United States and ARVN forces throughout the Vietnam War as it was a NLF stronghold.
Culture
This region features three out of seven UNESCO's world heritage sites in Vietnam, namely: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003) under Natural, and Complex of Hue Monuments (1993) and Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (2011) under Cultural.[2]
Economy
The Bắc Trung Bộ region has the second lowest GDP per capita in the country, while the 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). [3]
The percentage of households with permanent housing for the North Central Coast is 75.6% compared with the whole country of 49.2% (2010).[4]
The household size for the North Central Coast is 3.94 (2010).[5]
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).[6]
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).[7]
References
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=467&idmid=3&ItemID=9882
- ^ http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/vn
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13386
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13389
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13382
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13383
- ^ http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=13391
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