Khánh Hòa (, Cham: ) 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 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
The highest peak in the province is Vọng Phu Mountain () at the border of Đắk Lắk province.Atlat địa lí Việt Nam : dùng trong các trường phổ thông (Geographical Atlas of Vietnam). NXB Giao Duc, Hanoi: 2010 The largest lowland area is located around Ninh Hòa in the north of the province. or 16.7% of Khánh Hòa's total area are used for farming.General Statistics Office (2009): Socio-economic Statistical Data of 63 provinces and Cities, Vietnam. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi 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%).calculations based on General Statistics Office (2009): Socio-economical Statistical Data of 63 provinces and Cities. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
Cham names for Cham villages in Khánh Hòa province are as follows (Sakaya 2014:755-756).Sakaya. 2014. Từ điển Chăm. Nhà xuất bản Tri Thức.
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). 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.Vietnam Road Atlas (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004
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.
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References
, General Statistics Office, Vietnam. For more recent reports, see , General Statistics Office, Vietnam. See also , WTO-FTA, Vietnam. , Winter, The Washington Map Society. About the author (from the article): "Harold E. Meinheit is a former American diplomat who spent much of his career in Asia, including Vietnam. He is currently secretary of The Washington Map Society."
Further reading
Official website of the provincial government