Khánh Hòa province
Province of Vietnam
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Khánh Hòa is a coastal province in the south region of Vietnam. It borders Đắk Lắk to the northwest, Lâm Đồng to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east.
Khánh Hòa | |
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 Seal | |
| Nickname: Agarwood Land | |
 Location of Khánh Hòa within Vietnam | |
 Interactive map of Khánh Hòa | |
| Coordinates: 12°15′N 109°12′E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Capital | Nha Trang |
| Government | |
| • People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Tấn Tuân |
| • People's Council Chair | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,233.07 km2 (9,356.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,872,999 |
| • Density | 159.8229/km2 (413.9394/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Raglai, Hoa, Koho, Cham |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | VND 76.569 trillion US$ 3.325 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 57xxx |
| Calling code | 258 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-34 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.736[3](19th) |
| Website | www |
In June 2025, it was merged with Ninh Thuận province, forming the new Khánh Hòa Province with an area of 11,911 km2 (4,599 sq mi) and a population of 1,882,000 people.[4] When Jean-Louis Taberd published the map of Annam in 1838, the province was named "Bình Hòa Trấn," with "Trấn" meaning "Department" or province.[5]
Geography
The highest peak in the province is Vọng Phu Mountain (2,051 m (6,729 ft)) at the border of Đắk Lắk province.[6] The largest lowland area is located around Ninh Hòa in the north of the province.[6] 87,100 ha (215,230 acres) or 16.7% of Khánh Hòa's total area are used for farming.[7][8] Forests cover more than half of the province's area.[8]
Demographics
Khánh Hòa had an urban population of 466,500 people or 40.7% of the total in 2007, making it the most urbanized province of the South Central Coast. The average population growth per year between 2000 and 2007 was 1.26%, close to the average of the region. Growth was strongest in urban areas (2.24%).[9]
Cham names for Cham villages in Khánh Hòa province are as follows (Sakaya 2014:755-756).[10]
- Thuận Nam District
- Ram Văn Lâm
- Aia Li-u: Phước Lập
- Aia Binguk: Nghĩa Lập (Chăm Jat)
- Pabhan: Vụ Bổn
- Palaw: Hiếu Thiện
- Ninh Phước District
- Hamu Craok: Bầu Trúc
- Caklaing: Mỹ Nghiệp
- Bal Caong: Chung Mỹ
- Hamu Tanran: Hữu Đức
- Thuen: Hậu Sanh
- Mblang Kathaih: Phất Thế
- Padra: Như Ngọc
- Cakhaok: Bình Chữ
- Boah Bini: Hoài Trung
- Boah Dana: Chất Thường
- Caok: Hiếu Lễ
- Mblang Kacak: Phước Đồng
- Baoh Deng: Phú Nhuận
- Katuh: Tuấn Tú
- Cuah Patih: Thành Tín
- Ninh Sơn District
- Cang: Lương Tri
- Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm
- Tabeng: Thành Ý
- Ninh Hải District
- Pamblap Klak: An Nhơn
- Pamblap Birau: Phước Nhơn
- Thuận Bắc District
- Bal Riya: Bỉnh Nghĩa
Economy
Khánh Hòa has a GDP per capita of 16.1 million VND (2007).[9] Its agricultural sector is smaller than industry and services. Khánh Hòa has had a trade surplus in years, with exports in 2007 of US$503.3 million and imports of US$222.5 million.[7]
Rice harvests are 188,500t in 2007. Its output of sugar cane (738,200t in 2007, 4.25% of the national figure) and cashew nuts (5,238t, 1.74%) are more significant.[9] Khánh Hòa is one of the provinces with a higher gross output in fishing than in agriculture.[7]
Nha Trang is the South Central Coast's second largest industrial center[6] and the province in general accounts for more than one fifth of the region's industrial GDP.[9] Food processing industries include those processing local fishing products and food for shrimp farms. Other industrial sectors produce beverages, fabric, textiles, paper, and construction materials.[7] The province has investment related to the former Russian naval base at Cam Ranh, to which around 30 factories were attached.[11]
Infrastructure
Khánh Hòa is located along Vietnam's north–south transport corridors. National Road 1 and the North–South Railway run through the province.[12]
