Binh Thuan Province Facts and Statistics

Administrative

• Number of Districts: 1 city-district (Phan Thiet) and 8 districts (Thuan Nam, Thuan Bac, Ham Tam, Duc Linh, Tanh Linh, Bac Binh, Tuy Phong, Phu Quy Island)
• Provincial Capitol: Phan Thiet

Climate

• Rainy Season: May to October (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Dry Season: November to April (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Average Temperature: 27°C (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Average Yearly Rainfall: 1,024 mm (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Relative Humidity: 79% (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Total Hours of Sunlight per Year: 2,459 hrs (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)

Economy

• 2005 Taxes Collected: 2.1 trillion VND (Vietnam Net Bridge)
• 2001 GDP: 2,170 million VND (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
• 2001 Average GDP Growth Rate: 10.6% per year (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  2002 Average GDP growth rate: 9.92% (1996 - 2002) (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2001 GDP per Capita: 2.9 million VND (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  2002 GDP per Capita: 298 USD (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2001 Manufacturing: 22.12% GDP (480 million VND) (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  2002 Manufacturing: 23.8% GDP (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2001 Agriculture: 46.77% GDP (1,015 million VND) (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  2002 Agriculture: 39.2% GDP (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2001 Service: 31.11% GDP (675 million VND) (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  2002 Service: 37% GDP (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
  
  
• 2002 Total Number of Enterprises: 923 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2002 State Enterprises: 23 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2002 Vietnamese Owned Enterprises: 883 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• 2002 Enterprises with Foreign Owned Capitals: 18 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)

Fishing

• Fishing Fleet: 5,108 modern fishing boats (Vietnam Net Bridge)
• Species of Fish Harvested: nearly 100 species (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Annual Yield: 70,000 tons (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Nuoc Mam (Fish Sauce) Annual Production: 16-17 million liters (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)

Land

• Longitude: 1070 24' E-1080 23'E (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Latitude: 100 33'N-110 33'N (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Area: 7,855 sq km (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  Area: 7.992 sq km (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Coastline: 192 km of coastline (Vietnam Net Bridge)
• Area of Marine Water: 52,000 sq.km. (Vietnam Net Bridge)
• Nature Reserves and Protected Areas: 5

People

• Ethnic Groups: 27 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Population: 1,059,000 (2001) (Ministry of Planning and Investment)
  Population: 1,050,000 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Population of Ethnic Minorities: 76,000 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Population of Phan Thiet: 100,000 (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)
• Workforce: 525,800 people (People's Comittee of Binh Thuan Province)

Tourism

• First Resort in Mui Ne Beach: Coco Beach
• Largest Resort in Mui Ne: Pandanus Resort
• Percent of Total Resorts in Vietnam Found in Binh Thuan: 70% (Vietnam Net Bridge)
• Number of Hotels and Resorts: 102
• Number of Rooms: 3000 rooms and 2000 guest houses
• Official Age of Tourism Industry: 10 years