Bà Rịa

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Bà Rịa
Provincial city (Class-2)
Bà Rịa City
Thành phố Bà Rịa
Top down from left to right: Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu provincial administration center, Bà Rịa commercial center, Bà Rịa welcome gate, Long Hương and Kim Dinh panorama view with Dinh Mount in the middle, Phước Lễ Temple, Bà Rịa Roundhouse
Official seal of Bà Rịa
Seal
Map
Bà Rịa is located in Vietnam
Bà Rịa
Bà Rịa
Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°29′57″N 107°10′3″E / 10.49917°N 107.16750°E / 10.49917; 107.16750
Country Vietnam
ProvinceBà Rịa–Vũng Tàu
Established town2 June 1994
Government
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 • chairman of the municipal committeePhạm Chí Lợi
Area
 • Total
91.04 km2 (35.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • Total
235,192
 • Density2,584/km2 (6,690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
ClimateAw

Bà Rịa (Vietnamese: [ɓaː˧˩ riə˧˨˧ˀ] ⓘ) was a city in the former Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Bà Rịa was adjacented to Vũng Tàu by Cỏ May river and connected by Cỏ May Bridge on National Route 51. This was the de jure seat of the province since most of the provincial administration agencies are located here. In May 2012, Bà Rịa officially replaced Vũng Tàu to become the provincial capital of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu.

The City of Bà Rịa was ceased to exist on July 1, 2025, following the elimination of district level units in Vietnam.[3]

Location and administrative divisions

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Bà Rịa Green Stone Lake in Kim Dinh

Bà Rịa is located 90 km east southeast of Ho Chi Minh City and 20 km northwest to the centre of the petroleum and beach city of Vũng Tàu. Bà Rịa borders Châu Đức District and part of Phú Mỹ City to the north, Vũng Tàu to the south, Long Điền District to the east, and Phú Mỹ to the west. Bà Rịa has an area of 91.04 km2, including seven urban wards (phường) (Long Toàn, Phước Hiệp, Phước Hưng, Phước Nguyên, Phước Trung, Long Hương, and Kim Dinh), with 3 rural communes (xã) (Hòa Long, Tân Hưng, and Long Phước). As of 2011, the town has 122,424 inhabitants; the density is 3,500 inhabitants/km2.

History

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The city was promoted from the town of Bà Rịa to the capital city on 22 August 2012.[4] It was the capital town of the district of Châu Thành (was part of Đồng Nai province before 1991 then Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu province), then in 1994, the district was splitted into the districts of Châu Đức, Tân Thành (Phú Mỹ City), and Bà Rịa district-level town (thị xã). Many provincial agencies have been relocated from Vũng Tàu to Bà Rịa. By 2007, this city was a 3rd-class municipality in Vietnam[5] and was upgraded to 2nd-class municipality on 27 November 2014.

Transportation

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Cỏ May 2 Bridge on National Route 51

Bà Rịa is an important transport hub of the province, with some national routes are Route 51, Route 56 (starts from Route 51), Route 55A and Provincial Road 52. Bà Rịa is situated about 48 km southeast of the planned Long Thành International Airport on National Route 51 and Biên Hoà–Vũng Tàu Expressway. Bà Rịa has Bà Rịa Secres Port. It is connected to Xuân Lộc by road.

Tourism

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Bà Rịa Cathedral

Bà Rịa is on the way from Ho Chi Minh City to the seaside resorts at the Long Hải and Bình Châu hot springs.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hệ thống Website UBND Thành phố Bà Rịa, Tỉnh Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ "Bà Rịa (District-level City, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. ^ "From July 1, 87 cities across Vietnam will no longer exist". Vietnamnet. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ "VGP News | Ba Ria city established - Ba Ria city established". 22 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Bà Rịa town will be upgraded to city" (in Vietnamese). VnEconomy. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

10°29′57″N 107°10′3″E / 10.49917°N 107.16750°E / 10.49917; 107.16750