Vũng Tàu

Vung Tau (French Cap Saint -Jacques ) is a city in the province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau in the south east of Vietnam with about 240,000 inhabitants ( 2005). The city area is 140 square kilometers and includes 13 neighborhoods and a village. The city is a center for tourists and also for petroleum processing. It is located about 60 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City at the tip of a peninsula.

Vung Tau has always been an important port, especially during the French colonial period. Today it is used off the coast for loading of petroleum offshore oil rigs off everything and so forms the basis for the petrochemical industry in the province.

In addition to industry, the city is also a tourist center. On the long, all-year open beaches make especially Vietnamese holiday, many from Hồ Chí - Minh City. In recent years, however, the number of foreign visitors has increased.

The landmark of the city is a statue of Jesus on a hill on the outskirts. It was built in the 1970s by the Christian minority. The Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda and the rivet -Ban Tinh Xa temple attract many Buddhist pilgrims.

During the Vietnam War was Vung Tau base of the Australian Army and U.S. supply units.

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Associated with Vung Tau personalities

• Rudolf Petri (1915-1980), German Buddhist monk and writer who lived and worked in Vung Tau

Pictures

Vung Tau Hydrofoil Fast Ferry Station, a landmark of the city

Sau Beach, seen from Mount Small, Vung Tau

The statue of the Christ of Vung Tau on Small Mount

Gas-/Ölbohrinsel Bach Ho

Ha Long Street, Vung Tau