Phú Mỹ is a
district-level town of
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in
southeast Vietnam. the town had a population of 175,872.
The town covers an area of 333.84 km².
Phú Mỹ was formerly Tân Thành District, a rural district of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, with its district capital lying at Phú Mỹ township. In 2018, Tân Thành District was dissolved to form the new district-level town of Phú Mỹ.
The town seat lies at
Phú Mỹ ward (former Phú Mỹ township). Phú Mỹ is a highly industrialized town with several industrial parks. It is the site of CS Wind's largest Vietnam wind tower factory.
Phú Mỹ is home to
deep water port
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s replacing
Saigon Port when the latter relocated here.
Phú Mỹ Power Plant Complex with a total capacity of 4,000 MW contributes nearly 35% of Vietnam's electricity.
Port of Phú Mỹ
The Port of Phú Mỹ (pronounced foo-me) serves as the main deep water cargo port for
Ho Chi Minh City, as well as for the
resort town of
Vũng Tàu
Vũng Tàu (''Hanoi accent:'' , ''Saigon accent:'' ) is the largest city of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in southern Vietnam. The city area is , consists of 13 urban wards and one commune of Long Sơn Islet. Vũng Tàu was the capital of the p ...
. The port is 65 km from Ho Chi Minh City and 45 km from Vũng Tàu city.
Administrative divisions
The town is divided administratively into five wards and five communes:
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Châu Pha
Châu Pha is a commune (xã) and village in the district-level town of Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam
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Hắc Dịch
Hắc Dịch is a ward of Phú Mỹ town, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam
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Mỹ Xuân
Mỹ Xuân is a ward of Phú Mỹ town, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam
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Phú Mỹ
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Phước Hoà
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Sông Xoài
Sông Xoài is a commune (xã) and village in the district-level town of Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in Vietnam
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Tân Hải
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Tân Hòa
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Tân Phước
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Tóc Tiên
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References
Districts of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province
Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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