Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province 6.12

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. It is located on the coast of the country's Southeast region. It also includes the Côn Đảo islands, located some distance off Vietnam's southeastern coast. From 1954 to 1975, this province belonged to South Vietnam with the name Phước Tuy.HistoryWith the exception of the Côn Đảo islands, all of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province was once a part of Đồng Nai Province to the north. In 1979, Vũng Tàu was broken away from Đồng Nai and merged with the Côn Đảo islands (formerly part of Hậu Giang Province), forming the new Vũng Tàu-Côn Đảo "special zone". Later, in 1992, Bà Rịa broke away from Đồng Nai Province, merging with Vũng Tàu-Côn Đảo to form the modern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.Administrative divisionsBà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions: 6 districts: * Châu Đức* Côn Đảo (island district)* Đất Đỏ* Long Điền* Tân Thành* Xuyên Mộc 2 provincial cities: * Bà Rịa (capital)* Vũng Tàu (largest city)