Đồng Nai province

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, located northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. In June 2025, it was merged with BÃÂ¬nh PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc province, forming the new ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai Province with an area of 12.737,18 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 4,599,859 people.

History

The earliest settlements in ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai were founded between 700 thousand and 500 thousand BCE, during the Stone Age.

In 1621, Lord SÃÂ£i (NguyÃ¡Â»Ân PhÃÂºc NguyÃÂªn) sent envoys to King Chey Chetta II of Champa, requesting permission for Vietnamese people to settle and trade in ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai.

On December 23, 1978, HÃ¡Â»Â Nai 1 and HÃ¡Â»Â Nai 2 communes from ThÃ¡Â»Âng NhÃ¡ÂºÂ¥t District were merged into BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a city. On December 29, 1978, DuyÃÂªn HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i District was transferred to Ho Chi Minh City following the 4th session of the 6th National Assembly. On May 30, 1979, territory was reallocated from VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u town and Long SÃÂ¡n commune (ChÃÂ¢u ThÃÂ nh District) to establish the VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ uÃ¢ÂÂCÃÂ´n ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ£o special zone.

On December 23, 1985, VÃÂ©nh CÃ¡Â»Âu District was upgraded to VÃÂ©nh An town. On April 10, 1991, parts of XuÃÂ¢n LÃ¡Â»Âc District were reorganized to form Long KhÃÂ¡nh District, and parts of TÃÂ¢n PhÃÂº District were used to establish ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh QuÃÂ¡n District.

On August 12, 1991, the National AssemblyÃ¢ÂÂs 9th session passed a resolution merging the districts of ChÃÂ¢u ThÃÂ nh, Long ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¥t, and XuyÃÂªn MÃ¡Â»Âc into the VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ uÃ¢ÂÂCÃÂ´n ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ£o special zone, forming BÃÂ RÃ¡Â»ÂaÃ¢ÂÂVÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u Province.

In 1993, BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a City was designated a Class-II urban area under provincial jurisdiction. On June 23, 1994, part of Long ThÃÂ nh District was carved out to form NhÃÂ¡n TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch District. On August 29, 1994, VÃÂ©nh An town was dissolved to reestablish VÃÂ©nh CÃ¡Â»Âu District.

On August 21, 2003, per Government Decree No. 97/2003/NÃÂ-CP, Long KhÃÂ¡nh District was split to create Long KhÃÂ¡nh town and CÃ¡ÂºÂ©m MÃ¡Â»Â¹ District, and part of ThÃ¡Â»Âng NhÃ¡ÂºÂ¥t District was reorganized to form TrÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng Bom District.

On December 30, 2015, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2488/QÃÂ-TTg, upgrading BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a City to a Class-I urban area under provincial jurisdiction. On June 1, 2019, Long KhÃÂ¡nh town was elevated to Long KhÃÂ¡nh City. At that point, ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai comprised two cities and nine districts.

On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15, effective that same day, merging BÃÂ¬nh PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc Province into ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai.

Demographics

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai has a population of 4,599,859 in 2024 Its population has been growing in years, mainly driven by migrant workers coming to the province to work in factories. Population growth was 1.95% in 2005, between 2.5% from 2008 to 2010 and 3.5% in 2011. Net migration contributed 2.2% to this figure.

Economy

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai is one of Vietnam's manufacturing centers.

Agriculture

Agricultural land accounts for 47% of the province's area as of 2011, a total of 277,600 ha. This is lower than in other provinces in the Southeast region, except for Ho Chi Minh City. Cereals were grown on 118,600 ha in 2011, an area that has been decreasing gradually in years, from 139,300 ha in 2005. The output of rice was at 335,200t in 2011. The province also produced 305,300t of maize, making it the largest producer of maize outside the country's mountainous regions and contributing 6.3% to the national maize output. ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai also produced 619,700t of sugar cane (3.5% of the national output), sweet potatoes and cassava.

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai is the largest livestock producer among Vietnam's provinces and there are plans to further invest in the sector. The government reserved 15,000 ha for livestock farming in 2012, mostly for poultry and pigs. In 2011 there were 1.33 million pigs and 10.655 million poultry. ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai produced 41,600t of fishery products in 2011. Over 90% of this was produced in 33,500 ha of aquaculture farms.

Industry

ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai has attracted 9.1% of FDI into Vietnam by 2011, an accumulated US$18.2 billion, the fourth largest after Ho Chi Minh City, BÃÂ RÃ¡Â»ÂaÃ¢ÂÂVÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u province and Hanoi. Industrial gross output in 2011 was VND 314 trillion, 10.6% of the national value. It has received a range of FDI projects, including a Bosch auto component plant, a Toshiba motor plant, a PepsiCo beverage factory, a Posco steel plant, and a NestlÃÂ© coffee factory.

Business environment

On Vietnam's Provincial Competitiveness Index 2023, a tool for evaluating the business environment in VietnamÃ¢ÂÂs provinces, Dong Nai received a score of 66.28. This was an improvement from 2022 in which the province received a score of 65.67. In 2023, the province received its highest scores on the 'Time Costs' and 'Business Support Policy' criterion and lowest on 'Policy Bias' and 'Labour Policy'.