Thừa Thiên Huế province
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Thừa Thiên Huế (Vietnamese: [tʰɨə˨˩ tʰiən˧˧ hwe˧˦] ⓘ) is a southernmost coastal province in the North Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng Trị to the north, Quảng Nam and Đà Nẵng to the south, Salavan of Laos to the west and the East Sea to the east.
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Thừa Thiên Huế province
Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế | |
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 Location of Thừa Thiên Huế within Vietnam | |
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| Coordinates: 16°20′N 107°35′E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Capital | Huế |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Lê Trường Lưu |
| • People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Văn Phương |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,947.11 km2 (1,910.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,272,621[2] |
| • Density | 223/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chăm, Tà Ôi, Cơ Tu, Bru, Thai |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Total | VND 47.428 trillion US$ 2.060 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 234 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-26 |
| HDI (2012) | 0.735[4] |
| Website | thuathienhue |
Thừa Thiên Huế has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of lagoons and over 200,000 ha of forest. There is an extensive complex of imperial tombs and temples in Huế. The province is widely called Xứ Huế (The Land of Hue).
Thừa Thiên Huế is located in the middle of North Central and South Central (including the South Central Coast and Central Hightlands) as a transition in many aspects: geology, climate, administrative division and local culture.