After the merger, which province became the 'king of the coast' of our country?

With the longest coastline in the country after the merger, this locality stands out for its rare beauty of the sea and sky, opening up strong potential for development in tourism, marine economy and coastal urban areas.

1. Which province has the longest coastline, becoming the 'king of the coast' in our country after the merger?

• Ca Mau
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• An Giang
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• Quang Ninh
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• Khanh Hoa
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With the merger of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa provinces into Khanh Hoa, this is the province with the longest coastline in our country with 490 km (Khanh Hoa: 385km, Ninh Thuan: 105km).

This length is nearly 1.5-2 times longer than the next two localities, Ca Mau (with a coastline of 310km) and Quang Ninh (250km).

2. How many coastal provinces and cities does our country have after the merger?

• 15
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• 20
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• 21
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• 29
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After the merger, the country has 21 coastal localities compared to 28 provinces and cities before. Thus, the rate of coastal provinces and cities after the merger is 62% (21/34 provinces and cities).

21 coastal provinces and cities include: Quang Ninh, Hai Phong City, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue City, Da Nang City, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho City, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Ca Mau, An Giang.

3. After the merger, which province has the shortest coastline in the country?

• Hai Phong
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• Ninh Binh
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• Dong Thap
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• Thanh Hoa
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Dong Thap province (merged Dong Thap and Tien Giang) is the locality with the shortest coastline of about 32km. Previously, Dong Thap had no sea, the section bordering the sea was in Tien Giang.

Before merging with Ha Nam and Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh had about 15km of coastline. Currently, the total length of the coastline of this new province is nearly 90km.

4. Which province previously had no sea, but now has both a sea and an airport?

• An Giang
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• Hung Yen
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• Quang Tri
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• Ninh Binh
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After merging with Kien Giang, the new An Giang province not only has the sea but also has the most special economic zones with 3 special economic zones (Phu Quoc, Kien Hai and Tho Chau). Phu Quoc special economic zone of this province is also the largest special economic zone in the country.

5. Besides An Giang, which province previously had no sea, but after the merger, had sea?

• Hung Yen
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• Dak Lak
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• Dong Thap
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• Vinh Long
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• All provinces above
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The provinces of Hung Yen, Dak Lak, Dong Thap, Vinh Long and An Giang previously had no sea, but after the administrative unit arrangement, these provinces all had sea: Hung Yen merged with Thai Binh, Dak Lak merged with Phu Yen, Dong Thap merged with Tien Giang, Vinh Long merged with Ben Tre and Tra Vinh, An Giang merged with Kien Giang.

6. After the merger, which of the following provinces and cities has a coastline 5 times longer than before?

• Hai Phong
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• Danang
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• Can Tho
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• HCMC
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Before the merger, Ho Chi Minh City had a sea view in the Can Gio area with a length of nearly 17km.

After the merger, with the consolidation of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City's coastline is 5 times longer, about 89km.

7. After the merger, which province is not coastal but has a seaport?

• Phu Tho
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• Dong Nai
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• Tay Ninh
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• Both answers B and C
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All 21 coastal provinces and cities after the merger have seaports. Two coastal provinces that still have seaports are Dong Nai (merging Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc) and Tay Ninh (merging Tay Ninh and Long An).

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-sap-nhap-tinh-nao-tro-thanh-vua-bo-bien-nuoc-ta-2416877.html