Area: 4,035.9 sq. km. Population: 1,047.1 thousand habitants (2006) Capital: Tay Ninh Town Districts: Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Duong Minh Chau, Chau Thanh, Hoa Thanh, Ben Cau,
Go Dau, Trang Bang. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Hoa.
Geography
Located in Eastern of the South, Tay Ninh shares border with
Cambodia on the north with 240km boundary, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc
provinces on the east, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province on the
south.
On the north, there is Ba Den Mountain, 986m in height. On the south,
terrain is quite flat. The province has Vam Co Dong and Sai Gon rivers
and Dau Tieng Lake.
Climate: The weather is hot, humid around year with annual average
temperature of 27.5�C, annual rainfall of 1,724mm. The dry season
lasts from December to April and the rainy season lasts from May to
November.
Tourism
Coming to Tay Ninh, tourists are able to visit Ba Den Mountain, a
famous complex of cultural and historical sites and beauty spots, and
Binh Thanh Cham Tower, a monument of the Oc-Eo culture. Every year, Ba
Den Mountain Festival attracts many pilgrims come to pray, sightseeing
and enjoy the entertainment.
Tay Ninh is home of Cao Dai religion with Tay Ninh Cao Dai Temple, a
complex of Great Temple, Chanh Mon Gate, four towers and
Mother-of-Buddha Temple. The province also is base of revolution of
South Vietnam during resistance against the Americans.
Transportation
Tay Ninh Town is 99km from Ho Chi Minh City, 224km from Vung Tau,
129km from Bien Hoa. There are Moc Bai and Xa Mat border gates to
Cambodia. Moc Bai Market is trade center of Vietnamese and Cambodian.
Located in Eastern of the South, Tay Ninh shares border with
Cambodia on the north with 240km boundary, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc
provinces on the east, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province on the
south.
Coming to Tay Ninh, tourists are able to visit Ba Den Mountain, a
famous complex of cultural and historical sites and beauty spots, and
Binh Thanh Cham Tower, a monument of the Oc-Eo culture. Every year, Ba
Den Mountain Festival attracts many pilgrims come to pray, sightseeing
and enjoy the entertainment. 
