An overview of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province

Ba Ria - Vung Tau is located in the Southeast region, the West borders Ho Chi Minh City, the North borders Dong Nai province, the East borders Binh Thuan province, the South borders the East Sea, with 305 km of coastline , including many beautiful beaches. These are favorable conditions for the strong development of island tourism.
OVERVIEW
People: Origin, Living habits, Cultural practices, Religion
The people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have cultural life, customs, religious art, belief ... very rich and diverse, the most typical of which is the marine culture.

As a land of closed winds, very convenient for waterway transportation, Ba Ria - Vung Tau is the place to save Vietnamese people from the Central region to the earliest exploitation of the South, around the 17th century. From then until the middle of the 19th century, the face of Ba Ria - Vung Tau had profound changes. From a desolate place, the immense sea, hills, forests have become fields and rich villages. Land, forest and sea resources have been exploited to serve the increasingly prosperous life of people. The process of reclaiming and establishing a hamlet is also the time to form beliefs based on the spirit and bring to the residents. This place is very early, the folk beliefs are both a spiritual support and give the residents of Ba Ria - Vung Tau a festive space after days of labor.

Over time, multi-origin residents from many places in the country migrated to more and more crowded, fertile fields, development professions and the division of labor by occupation. In particular, the proportion of the population living on fishing accounts for a high proportion.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau shows a very clear mix of beliefs and becomes a remarkable feature. The object of worship of BaRia - Vung Tau fishermen is quite diverse. They have the custom of worshiping Thanh Hoang and folk gods; worshiping Ong fish (whale); ancestor worship; worships Ba Ngu Hanh and Ba Thien Thien Yana; worships Thien Hau Thanh Mau and beliefs of Mr. Tran ...

It is the multi-origin community that has contributed to enriching and creating a unique appearance of Ba Ria-Vung Tau marine cultural factors ... That convergence has neutralized all the unique and created balance and abundance. in the spiritual and spiritual cultural life of the past and present Ba Ria-Vung Tau residents.
History:
• Ba Ria - Vung Tau is the land that was discovered and built more than 300 years ago.
• 1698 - Ba Ria - Vung Tau province today was saved by Vietnamese from the Central region since the Nguyen Dynasty, which is the land of Gia Dinh citadel.
• 1895 - French colonialists split the land of Vung Tau city today to create the city of Cap Saint Jacques.

• 1945 - Revolutionary government established Cap province (including modern Ba Ria and Vung Tau).
• 1967 - Establishment of Ba Ria - Long Khanh province.
• 1975 - Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province today is part of Dong Nai Province.
• 1980 - Establishment of Vung Tau - Con Dao Special Zone based on Vung Tau town of Dong Nai and Con Dao provinces.
• August 12, 1991 - Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province was officially established under Resolution of the 9th Session, the 8th National Assembly and up to now.

Geography
Ba Ria - Vung Tau is a province in the Southeast region, the West borders Ho Chi Minh City, the North borders Dong Nai province, the East borders Binh Thuan Province, the South borders the East Sea, with 305 km of coastline length. , including many beautiful beaches. These are favorable conditions for the strong development of island tourism.
Climate
Ba Ria - Vung Tau is located in a temperate tropical climate due to the influence of the sea, divided into two distinct colors: the rainy season from May to October, the dry season from November to April next year. The average annual temperature is 25 ° C -27 ° C, rarely storms, often sunny, the average humidity is over 80%. Ba Ria - Vung Tau has no winter, so it is possible to make rest and tourism trips throughout the year.

Area - Population
The natural area of the province is 1.982km2, population of 1,041,565 people, population density of 525 people / km2 (According to statistical data in 2013).
The administrative units
Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province has 08 administrative units including Vung Tau City, Ba Ria City and 6 districts: Long Dien, Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Tan Thanh, Chau Duc, and Con Dao. Vung Tau City is the economic and cultural center and Ba Ria City is the administrative and political center of the province.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Ba Ria - Vung Tau is located in a very special position that is the gateway of the Southeastern provinces facing the East Sea, with strategic significance for international maritime routes, with a large system of seaports as a focal point for access. with countries in Southeast Asia and the world. Abundant and diversified natural resources are potential for rapid and comprehensive development of economic sectors such as oil and gas, ports and shipping, seafood production and processing, especially tourism ... Road, sea and air transport are developed fairly synchronously, which are favorable conditions for exchange, tourism development, trade and investment cooperation at home and abroad.