Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province

Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, on the South China Sea in the southern part of Vietnam, has Dong Nai Province as its northern neighbor and Binh Thuan Province on the east. Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City makes up its western side. Its capital is Vung Tau.

180 km offshore are the islands of the Con Dao archipelago, of which Con Son was an infamous prison going back to the days of French Indochina.