INTRODUCE ABOUT LONG AN PROVINCE (Updated Sep-2022)

Sep 16, 2022

Long An is a province located in the southern key economic region and is the gateway connecting the Southeast with the Mekong Delta region, especially sharing the border with Ho Chi Minh City, by a system of national highways: 1,50, 62, N1, N2 (Ho Chi Minh Road). With its strategic location, the gateway connecting the East – Southwest, Long An is identified as a dynamic economic region that plays a particularly important role in Vietnam's economic development strategy..

I. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Long An province is located in the southern key economic region, with a natural area of 4,493.8 km2

+ The east and northeast borders of Hochiminh and Tay Ninh Province

+ The west and northwest borders of Dong Thap province and Prey Veng province, Cambodia

+ The south borders of Tieng Giang Province

+ The northern borders of Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia.

A corner of Long An province – Vietnam

II. POPULATION

As of November 9, 2021, the population of Long An province reached 1,763,754 people.
In 2021, Long An is the 13th largest administrative unit of Vietnam in terms of population.
The population density was 392 people/km².
The urbanization rate as of 2021 reached 24%.
The proportion of people of working age was 1025.5 people, of which males accounted for 565.2 people and women accounted for 460.3 people.

Population distribution density in Tan An city – Long An province

III. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Long An province has 15 county-level administrative divisions, including 1 city, 1 town and 13 counties as follows:

Tan An City
Kien Tuong Town
Ben Luc District
Duc Hoa District
Duc Hue District
Chau Thanh District
Can Duoc District
Can Giuoc District
Tan Pillar District
Tan Thanh District
Tan Hung District
Thu Thua District
Thanh Hoa District
Vinh Hung District
Moc Hoa District

Map of allocation of administrative units of Long An province (2022)

IV. ECONOMIC

In 2021, the Economic Growth Rate (GRDP) of Long An province reached 6.06% (4.34% higher than the same period), of which, all 3 regions achieved higher growth over the same period.
The growth rate ranks 3/13 in the Mekong Delta region and 4/8th in the southern key economic region.
In 2021, Ranked 2nd in the list of provinces attracting FDI with a total investment value of up to 3.84 billion USD, accounting for 12.3% of total investment capital.
Up to now, Long An has attracted 2,113 projects, and granted investment certificates with registered capital of VND 251,614 billion; 1,124 FDI projects, registered capital of more than USD 9.3 billion.
In 2021, Long An is the 13th largest administrative unit of Vietnam in terms of population, in the list of administrative units of Vietnam according to GRDP, ranked 12th in the GRDP, and ranked 14th in GRDP per capita.
With 1,763,754 people GRDP reached VND 138,198 billion, GRDP per capita reached nearly VND 81 million, and GRDP growth rate reached 9.41%

V. INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN LONG AN PROVINCE

1. Long An International Port

Location: Tan Lap Commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 147ha
Year of establishment: 2015

2. Phuoc Dong Wharf Industrial Park

Location: Phuoc Dong Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 128.97ha
Year of establishment: 2008

3. Cau Tram Industrial Park

Location: Long Trach Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 77.82 ha
Year of establishment: 2008

4. Southeast Asia Industrial Park (Bac Tan Xi)

Location: Phuoc Vinh Dong and Bac Tan Xi communes, Can Giuoc district, Long An province
Scale: 635 ha
Year of establishment: 2008

5. Tan Kim Industrial Park

Location: Tan Kim Commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 104.1 ha
Year of establishment: 2010

6. Tan Kim Industrial Park expanded

Location: Tan Kim Commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 52,488 ha
Year of establishment: 2010

7. Nhut Chanh Industrial Park

Location: Nhut Chanh Commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province
Scale: 122.75 ha
Year of establishment: 2007

8. Hoa Binh Industrial Park

Location: Hai Thanh Commune, Thu Thua District, Long An Province
Scale: 52,488 ha
Year of establishment: 2013

9. Long Hau Industrial Park

Location: Long Hau Commune, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 136.11 ha and 108.48 ha (expanded)
Year of establishment: 2006

10. Duc Hoa 1 Industrial Park – Happiness

Location: Duc Hoa Dong Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 204.2 ha
Year of establishment: 2008

11. Thuan Dao Industrial Park

Location: Ben Luc Town, Ben Luc District, Long An Province
Scale: 111.11 ha
Year of establishment: 2011

12. Thuan Dao Industrial Park expanded

Location: Long Dinh Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province
Scale: 189,843 ha

13. Trans-Asia Industrial Park

Location: Tram Lac Hamlet, My Hanh Bac Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 302.45 ha
Year of establishment: 2011

14. Vinh Loc Industrial Park 2

Location: KM 1929 -1930 National Highway 1, Voi Lá Hamlet, Long Hiep Commune, Ben Luc Town, Long An Province
Scale: 226 ha
Year of establishment: 2011

15. Phuc Long Industrial Park

Location: 400, National Highway 1A, Quarter 9, Ben Luc Town, Long An Province
Scale: 78.96 ha
Year of establishment: 2009

16. Tan Duc Industrial Park

Location: Binh Tien 1 hamlet, Duc Hoa Ha commune (GĐ1) and Huu Thanh commune (GĐ2), Duc Hoa district, Long An province
Scale: 275.34 ha (GD1) and 270.35ha (GĐ2)
Year of establishment: 2005

17. Duc Hoa III Industrial Park – Viet Hoa

Location: Duc Lap Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 83.2 ha
Year of establishment: 2003

18. Duc Hoa III Industrial Park – Thai Hoa

Location: Tan Hoa Hamlet, Duc Lap Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 100.27 ha
Year of establishment: 2002

19. Duc Hoa III Industrial Park – Anh Hong

Location: Duc Lap Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 44.87 ha
Year of establishment: 2005

20. Duc Hoa III Industrial Park – Hong Dat

Location: Duc Lap Ha Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 100,029 ha
Year of establishment: 2007

21. Duc Hoa III Industrial Park – Resco

Location: My Hanh Bac Commune, Duc Hoa District, Long An Province
Scale: 295.66 ha
Year of establishment: 2008

22. An Nhut Tan Industrial Park

Location: Tan Binh Commune (formerly An Nhut Tan Commune), An Nhut Tan Ward, Tan Pillar District, Long An Province
Scale: 120 ha
Year of establishment: 2006

23. Tan Do Industrial Park