1. Which region does the only province in Vietnam with a name consisting of three words belong to?

  • Southeast
  • Mekong Delta
  • Central Highlands
  • North Central and Central Coast

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Thua Thien – Hue is the only province in Vietnam with a three-word name, and also the longest name in our country with 12 letters. This is a coastal province located in the North Central and Central Coast regions, with an area of ​​about 4,947km2.

On August 30, the Prime Minister issued a decision recognizing the area of ​​Thua Thien Hue province planned to establish a centrally-run city as meeting the criteria for a type I urban area. According to this decision, the scope of urban classification assessment is the entire existing administrative boundary of the province. The inner city area is the area planned to establish 2 districts under the centrally-run city, including the entire existing administrative boundary of Hue city, with a total natural area of ​​266km2.

2. This province has the shortest city name, true or false?

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Thua Thien Hue province has Hue city. This is the provincial capital with the shortest name in Vietnam, only three letters. Hue was the capital of the Vietnamese people for more than 150 years. After the country became completely independent, this city became a tourist attraction for domestic and foreign visitors with many famous landmarks such as Huong River, Truong Tien Bridge, Thien Mu Pagoda, ancient capital relics... Currently, Hue owns 5 UNESCO heritage titles.

3. Which province has the shortest city name in the North?

  • Ha Nam
  • Bac Ninh
  • Son La
  • All 3 provinces above

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Son La City (Son La Province), Phu Ly City (Ha Nam Province) and Tu Son City (Bac Ninh Province) are 3 cities with names of only 5 letters, the shortest among 25 provinces and cities in the North. Son La City and Phu Ly City were both established in 2008, of which Son La has an area of ​​about 323km2, Phu Ly is larger than 87km2. Tu Son City, 61km2 wide, was established later, at the end of 2021, after 13 years of transforming from a district to a town.

4. Which province has the shortest district name in Vietnam?

  • Dak Lak
  • Gia Lai
  • Kon Tum
  • Ben Tre

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Lak district is the district with the shortest name in Vietnam today. This is a mountainous district located in the South of Dak Lak province, with an area of ​​about 1,250km2. In Lak district, there are mountains, plateaus, valleys, rivers, streams and lakes.

Lak district is located east of Truong Son, between Buon Ma Thuot Plateau and Chu Jang Sin mountain area, influenced by the southwest monsoon climate and has a tropical highland climate and valley characteristics, each year has two distinct seasons.

5. Which province has the longest district name in Vietnam?

  • Ca Mau
  • Tay Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Long An

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Duong Minh Chau District in Tay Ninh Province is the district with the longest name in Vietnam. This locality is named after the revolutionary Duong Minh Chau (1912 - 1947), who was from Hoa Ninh commune, Chau Thanh district (now Ward 1, Tay Ninh).

Duong Minh Chau participated in the anti-French colonial front for many years in the South, then became a National Assembly Delegate of the 1st term of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Chairman of the Tay Ninh Resistance Administrative Committee. In 1947, he sacrificed his life in a French raid in Ninh Dien commune, Chau Thanh district, Tay Ninh, at the age of 35. Currently, his name is given to many places in Tay Ninh, Rach Gia and Pleiku...