Bình Dðáng is a former province of Vietnam. It was located in the Southeast region of the country and the Southern Key Economic Zone, bordering Bình Phðá»Âc province to the north, Ho Chi Minh City (Sài Gòn) to the south and southwest, Tây Ninh province to the west, and ÃÂá»Âng Nai province to the east. The province was created from Sông Bé province on 1 January 1997 and dissolved on 12 June 2025 to be incorporated into Ho Chi Minh City.
Bình Dðáng was considered to be the gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, the economic cultural centre and most populous city of the country. Endowed with convenient geography conditions, Bình Dðáng had an extremely important road network. Major highways of the country crossed Bình Dðáng such as Ho Chi Minh Highway, National Route 13 and 14, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 and 4, Ho Chi Minh CityâÂÂChán ThànhâÂÂHoa Lð Expressway and the Trans-Asian Highway (AH1, AH17) with other major provincial roads. Bình Dðáng was only from Tân Sán Nhất International Airport and important ports in the southern part of the province and in the northern part is under . All of the advantages created favourable conditions to achieve social and economic development.
Bình Dðáng province was situated on relatively level terrain, and was crossed by the Saigon, ÃÂá»Âng Nai, and Bé rivers. It also had some hills. Bình Dðáng can be seen from the Lái Thiêu central church. Although Bình Dðáng was flat, it was higher than Ho Chi Minh City. Across Bình Dðáng there were many different topographic regions, including low mountainous terrain with slight undulation, flat plains and alluvial valleys. There were some low mountains, including Châu Thá»Âi in Dé An and CáºÂu mountain (also called Lấp Vò) in Dầu Tiếng district and some low hills. Natural effects have created many different types of landform including worn areas, accumulative areas (due to the deposition of corrosive materials in the flow) and some areas that are worn, accumulative and depositional at the same time. This is due to rainfall and the flow affecting the ground, with the effects of wind, temperature, climate, the erosion and collapse due to gravity of the geology. The impact took place over millions of years.
Bình Dðáng's climate, like the climate of the rest of the Southeast region, is hot and rainy, with high humidity. It has a tropical monsoon climate, divided into two distinct dry and wet seasons. The rainy season usually starts in May and lasts until late October. In the early months of the rainy season, there are regular short but heavy showers, while July, August, and September usually have continuous rain, sometimes lasting for 1âÂÂ2 days. Bình Dðáng seldom experiences typhoons and is only otherwise affected by local storms. The average annual temperature in Bình Dðáng is , with the highest temperature recorded reaching , but the overnight low can fall to . In the dry season, the average annual humidity is between 76âÂÂ80%, with the highest at 86% in September and the lowest at 66% in February. The average rainfall each year is 1,800âÂÂ2,000 mm, but rainfall at Sá» Sao crossroads in Bình Dðáng regularly measures up to 2,113.3 mm.
Binh Duong was formerly part of Thu Dau Mot Province, which was established in January 1898. In September 1956, according to Decree No. 143-NV issued by the Republic of Vietnam government, Thu Dau Mot Province was divided into three new provinces: Binh Duong, Binh Long, and Phuoc Long.
By 1976, Binh Duong was merged with Binh Long and Phuoc Long to form Song Be Province. However, on November 6, 1996, Binh Duong was re-established as a separate province, consisting of Thu Dau Mot Town and three districts: Ben Cat, Tan Uyen, and Thuan An.
On 12 June 2025, as part of major nationwide reforms, Binh Duong was dissolved and merged with Ho Chi Minh City.
Originally, the area now known as Bình Dðáng was heavily forested, and was dominated by peoples of the Xtiêng, Chá Ro, Mnong, and Khmer Krom ethnic groups. In the 17th century, however, ethnic Vietnamese settlers arrived in the region from the east. Most were peasants, seeking to escape poverty by gaining land of their own. There were also a number of refugees from a war between two feudal houses. In 1698, there were enough people in the area that a prominent Vietnamese general was sent to establish official institutions and enforce law. From that point, Bình Dðáng developed rapidly, with extensive clearance of forests to make room for crops. The province is now dominated by ethnic Vietnamese.
Bình Dðáng was subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into four commune-level towns (or townlets), 42 communes, and 45 wards.
The area is considered to be good cropland, and agriculture is an important industry in the province. Bình Dðáng is also home to a significant manufacturing industry, and in the first half of 2004, the province had the second highest levels of foreign investment in Vietnam. Nike, Adidas, H&M, Lego, McDonald's, etc. have set up factories to manufacture goods they sell locally and abroad in the province. The southern cities Dé An and ThuáºÂn An of the province are highly urbanised and are now encompassed within the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area.
In the first half of 2018, foreign investment in Bình Dðáng totaled US$850 million, more than 60% of the target. Since 2016, the province has attracted US$5.7 billion worth of FDI. At its current growth rate, Bình Dðáng will exceed the target of US$7 billion set for its 5-year plan until 2020. In 2019, Bình Dðáng has targeted a GRDP of 8.4âÂÂ8.6% and a per capita income of VND140 million (more than US$6,030).
Thủ Dầu Má»Ât is the economic and administrative center of Bình Dðáng province. Located in the southern key economic region and the Ho Chi Minh City region, Thủ Dầu Má»Ât lies on HCM City's radial arterial road and the HCM City-Thủ Dầu Má»Ât-Chán Thành Expressway. The administration of Thủ Dầu Má»Ât has exerted efforts to increase the proportion of services and industry in the city.
Japan is currently the largest foreign investor among 64 countries and territories investing in the southern province of Bình Dðáng with 304 valid projects worth nearly US$5.7 billion.
List of Bình Dðáng's industrial cluster and industrial parks:
On Vietnam's Provincial Competitiveness Index 2023, a key tool for evaluating the business environment in VietnamâÂÂs provinces, Binh Duong received a score of 66.43. This was an improvement from 2022 in which the province received a score of 65.13. In 2023, the province received its highest scores on the 'Law & Order' and 'Time Costs' criterion and lowest on 'Policy Bias' and 'Labour Policy'.
As one of the important elements, the system of cultural institutions has gotten development at the same time as main works in Bình Dðáng New City. Speeding up investment in cultural institutions in the new city has helped the local residents and tourists to have more selections for their entertainment demand. Over the past 5 years, Bình Dðáng's tourism sector has reached stable growth with an annual average increase of 17% in revenue and 0.5% in the number of tourists. The Provincial People's Committee is actively implementing projects on ecotourism and traditional craft village tourism development along with ÃÂá»Âng Nai province to bring into full play and preserve the local historical and cultural features. Between 2016 and 2020, the tourism sector will strive to account for around 27.2% of the local economic structure. The province will focus on effectively tapping geographic advantages. Some tourist potentials include diversifying tourism types and tourism promotion activities and strengthening tourism cooperation with HCM city and other localities in the region. Bình Dðáng is now home to ecotourism zones, historical-cultural relics together with traditional craft villages on things such as lacquer, pottery and wooden shoes.
According to VOV, eight must-visit places in Bình Dðáng (mainly in Thủ Dầu Má»Ât) are:
National Highway 13 originates in Ho Chi Minh City and stretches the entire length of Binh Phuoc province from south to north, connecting to Cambodia and onwards to the borders of Thailand and Laos.
As of 2011, Phú Lợi Airport and Phú Giáo Airport were the only two remaining airports in the province; however, both are used for military reserve purposes. Bình Dðáng is located 10 to 15 kilometers from Tân Sán Nhất International Airport.
Binh Duong province is home to two railway stations along the North-South Railway line: Song Than station and Di An station. As of June 5, 2019, Di An station has become the main passenger station, replacing Song Than due to its convenient location near residential areas and industrial parks. Consequently, the railway sector has discontinued passenger services at Song Than station. Previously, Binh Duong province was also served by the Saigon - Loc Ninh railway line, which connected at Di An station and facilitated the transportation of rubber latex from Binh Phuoc province.
The Becamex Tokyu Bus operates in the Bình Dðáng province, including Bình Dðáng New City.
Bình Dðáng is twinned with:
In addition to its twin city, Bình Dðáng cooperates with: