Thua Thien Hue

Website portal:http://www.thuathienhue.gov.vn

Land area (2008): 5.065 sq. km

Population (2008): 1.152 thousand

GDP growte:

• 2006: 13.4%
• 2007: 13.6%
• 2008: 10.8%

Infractructure: Phu Bai international airport; Thuan An seaport; Chan May deep seaport allowing ships over 30.000 tons to land; National highway No. 1A, Ho Chi Minh road and north - south railway crossing the province

+ Potentials and develoment advantages

• 128km long coastline and over 22.000 hectares of lagoon area  with many island and kinds of high - economic value seafood; 240.000ha of forest land with  timber reserves of 20.6 million cubic meters. More than 100 mineral mines of such as limestone:, sililca sand,titan,gnanite , kaolin, peat, clay, etc. 
• Two world’ cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO: Hue Ancient Capital’s relic group and Hue royal ceramonial music; many ecological resorts  sush as Lang Co, Canh Duong, bach Ma national park...
•  Orientated to be a main cultural and tourism center of VietNam; one of three hi-tech health care centers in VietNam; a centers in VietNam; a center of high quality education - training and science - technology of central of VietNam.