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Geography
BinhDuong is located in the south of Vietnam. It is surrounded by BinhPhuoc to the north, TayNinh to the west, DongNai to the east, and HoChiMinh City to the south.
BinhDuong has bazan that is convenient for rubber and coffee trees; alluvial deposits region with many paddy and fruit gardens.The network of rivers and canals are complete with DongNai, SaiGon, Be rivers...
Climate: There are two seasons: the dry season lasts from November to April next year, the rainy one lasts from May to October. The annual average temperature is 27șC.
Tourism
Thu Dau Mot Town has 300 year old history. It is on Saigon River bench and it belongs to important economic zone in the south: HoChiMinh City - DongNai - BaRia VungTau. The province preserve famous traditional handicafts such as pottery, lacquer, sculpure. BinhDuong is located on northen gateway of Saigon and it used to have many long and fierce fightings in anti-American and French resistances. And tourists can visit LaiThieu Fruit Garden, which is well-known for durian, mangosteen, rambutan, ToNu jack-fruit, then upto ThuDauMot Town and DauTieng Lake. Beside that, Lady ThienHau Pagoda, ChauThoi Mountain Pagoda, TuongBinh Hiep Lacquerware Painting Village, and CauNgang Tourist Area attracts many visitors every year.
Transportation
BinhDuong has National Highway No. 13 and many provincial roads that link to surround provinces. ThuDauMot Town is 30km from HoChiMinh City, 1,740km from Hanoi, 129km from TayNinh and 40km from DongNai |