Khánh Hòa province

Khánh Hòa
Province
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Official seal of Khánh Hòa
Seal
Nickname: 
Agarwood Land
Location of Khánh Hòa within Vietnam
Location of Khánh Hòa within Vietnam
Interactive map of Khánh Hòa
Coordinates: 12°15′N 109°12′E / 12.250°N 109.200°E / 12.250; 109.200
Country Vietnam
RegionSouth Central Coast
CapitalNha Trang ward
Government
 • People's Committee ChairNguyễn Tấn Tuân
 • People's Council ChairVacant
Area
 • Total
8,555.86 km2 (3,303.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
2,243,554
 • Density262.224/km2 (679.158/sq mi)
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesVietnamese, Raglai, Hoa, Koho, Cham
GDP
 • TotalVND 76.569 trillion
US$ 3.325 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
57xxx
Calling code258
ISO 3166 codeVN-34
HDI (2020)Increase 0.736
(19th)
Websitewww.khanhhoa.gov.vn

Khánh Hòa (Vietnamese pronunciation: [xaɲ˧˥ hʷa˨˩], Cham: ꨇꩆꨨꨩ ꨨꨯꨀꨩ) 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.

In June 2025, it was merged with Ninh Thuận province, forming the new Khánh Hòa Province with an area of 8,555.86 km2 (3,303.44 sq mi) and a population of 2,243,554 people. When Jean-Louis Taberd published the map of Annam in 1838, the province was named "Bình Hòa Trấn," with "Trấn" meaning "Department" or province.

Geography

Ba Hồ stream in Khánh Hòa province

The highest peak in the province is Vọng Phu Mountain (2,051 m (6,729 ft)) at the border of Đắk Lắk province. The largest lowland area is located around Ninh Hòa in the north of the province. 87,100 ha (215,230 acres) or 16.7% of Khánh Hòa's total area are used for farming. Forests cover more than half of the province's area.

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%).

Cham names for Cham villages in Khánh Hòa province are as follows (Sakaya 2014:755-756).

Economy

Khánh Hòa has a GDP per capita of 16.1 million VND (2007). 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.

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. Khánh Hòa is one of the provinces with a higher gross output in fishing than in agriculture.

Nha Trang is the South Central Coast's second largest industrial center and the province in general accounts for more than one fifth of the region's industrial GDP. 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. The province has investment related to the former Russian naval base at Cam Ranh, to which around 30 factories were attached.

Infrastructure

Khánh Hòa is located along Vietnam's north–south transport corridors. National Road 1 and the North–South Railway run through the province.

Cam Ranh International Airport is located in the south of the province and is the fourth busiest airport in Vietnam, with an international terminal serving as a gateway for international tourists.

Tourist attraction

Nha Trang is the capital and largest city of Khanh Hoa Province, located on Vietnam's south-central coast. The city is known for its beaches. Other attractions include Doc Let Beach and Tu Van Pagoda, a Buddhist temple established in 1968.

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ Biểu số 4.3: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Bắc Trung Bộ và Duyên hải miền Trung năm 2022 [Table 4.3: Current land use status in the North Central and South Central Coast regions in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
  2. 1 2 "Quốc hội thông qua Nghị quyết về việc sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp tỉnh, từ ngày 12/6, cả nước còn 34 tỉnh, thành phố". National Assembly of Vietnam (in Vietnamese). 2025-06-12. Archived from the original on 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Khánh Hòa năm 2018". Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Khánh Hòa. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Human Development Index by province(*) by Cities, provincies and Year". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Meinheit 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Atlat địa lí Việt Nam : dùng trong các trường phổ thông (Geographical Atlas of Vietnam). NXB Giao Duc, Hanoi: 2010
  7. 1 2 3 4 General Statistics Office (2009): Socio-economic Statistical Data of 63 provinces and Cities, Vietnam. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
  8. 1 2 Statistical data.
  9. 1 2 3 4 calculations based on General Statistics Office (2009): Socio-economical Statistical Data of 63 provinces and Cities. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
  10. ↑ Sakaya. 2014. Từ điển Chăm. Nhà xuất bản Tri Thức. ISBN 978-604-908-999-2
  11. ↑ "Nga xây lại quân cảng Cam Ranh?". BBC Vietnamese. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  12. ↑ Vietnam Road Atlas (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004
  13. ↑ "Your journey starts here: Explore Cam Ranh International Terminal". Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nha Trang Airport (Cam Ranh) Vietnam". Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Visit Khanh Hoa". Asia King TraveL. Retrieved 2026-06-30.

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