|
Phú Yên Province
Phú Yên was a former central coastal Provinces of Vietnam, province in the South Central Coast region, in Central Vietnam. It borders Bình Định to the north, Khánh Hòa province, Khánh Hòa to the south, Gia Lai to the northwest, Đắk Lắk to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east. On June 12th, 2025, Phú Yên was merged into Đắk Lắk province. History Phú Yên formerly belonged to Champa territory as Ayaru, a part of Kauthara polity. In 1611, Nguyễn Hoàng, Nguyen Hoang sent his general Van Phong to attack Ayaru. Champa failed and Nguyen Hoang annexed Ayaru into Đàng Trong, Dang Trong and he named it ''Phú Yên'', which means a prosperous and peaceful land. Geography Phú Yên province contains two passes: Cù Mông Pass, Cù Mông pass in the north and Cả Pass, Cả pass in the south. The province's topography consists of hilly regions in the west (70%) and the fertile plain of Tuy Hòa in the east. Lowlands also extend west along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Vietnam
Vietnam is divided into 34 First-level administrative division, first-level subdivisions, comprising 28 provinces () and Municipalities of Vietnam, six municipalities under the command of the central government (). A proposal reported in April 2025 show the number of provinces and cities to be Plan for arrangement and merger of administrative units in Vietnam 2024–2025, reduced to 34 through mergers. Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to that of the provinces. The provinces and municipalities are divided into Commune (Vietnam), communes (''xã''), Ward (Vietnam), wards (''phường'') and Special administrative region (Vietnam), special administrative regions (''đặc khu'') as the second-tier units. Governance Provincial Committee of the Communist Party Provincial Committee of the Communist Party (''Đảng bộ Đảng Cộng sản cấp tỉnh'' or ''Tỉnh ủy Đảng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
