Geographical location:

        Binh Dinh is a coastal province in the South Central Coast, located in the central key economic region. The province's territory stretches for 110 km in the North - South direction, natural area: 6,071.3 km², territorial sea area: 36,000 km². The North borders Quang Ngai province, the northernmost point has coordinates: 14°42'10 North, 108°55'4 East. The South borders Phu Yen province, the southernmost point has coordinates: 13°39'10 North, 108°54'00 East. The West borders Gia Lai province, the westernmost point has coordinates: 14°27' North, 108°27' East. The East borders the East Sea with a coastline of 134 km, the easternmost point is Nhon Chau commune (Cu Lao Xanh) in Qui Nhon city, with coordinates: 13°36'33 North, 109°21' East. Binh Dinh is considered to have a very important strategic position in the socio-economic development of the central key economic region, and is considered one of the gateways to the sea of ​​the Central Highlands and southern Laos, northeastern Cambodia and Thailand.

Topographic:

        The topography of the province is relatively complicated, descending from West to East, with a large difference (about 1,000m). Popular topographical forms are: Mountains, hills and plateaus: accounting for 70% of the province's area with an average altitude of 500 - 1,000m, the highest peak is 1,202m in An Toan commune (An Lao district). The mountain ranges run in the North - South direction, with steep slopes. Many mountainous areas close to the sea forming rocky outcrops along the shore, steep cliffs and narrow sandbars at the foot. This feature has made the coastal terrain a system of low mountain ranges interspersed with sand dunes and lagoons. Hilly area: contiguous between the western mountains and the eastern plains, with an area of ​​about 159,276 hectares, with an altitude of less than 100m, a relatively steep slope from 10° to 15°. Delta: An area of ​​about 1,000 km², formed by topographic and climatic factors, usually located in the basins of rivers or the coast and separated from the sea by lagoons, sand dunes or Mountain ranges. Coastal area: Including sand dunes, dunes forming a narrow range running along the coast with shape and scale changing over time. Binh Dinh also has 33 large and small islands divided into 10 groups of islands or single islands, of which Nhon Chau island is the largest island (364 ha) far from Quy Nhon city is 24 km, has over 2,000 inhabitants. In addition to the typical topographical areas mentioned above, Binh Dinh has many rivers. The rivers are not large, steep slope, short, low alluvium content, total water reserve is 5.2 billion m³, hydroelectric potential is 182.4 million kw. There are four major rivers: Lai Giang, Kon, La Tinh and Ha Thanh. Many artificial lakes were built to serve the development of agriculture and aquaculture. In particular, Thi Nai lagoon is a large lagoon, very convenient for the development of a national seaport and contributes to the development of Nhon Hoi economic zone.

Climate:

        Binh Dinh has tropical humid nature, monsoon, suitable for tropical plants. Average annual air temperature: in mountainous areas varies from 20.1 to 26.1°C; in the coastal area is 27°C. Average monthly absolute humidity of the year: in mountainous areas is 22.5 - 27.9% and relative humidity is 79 - 92%; In coastal areas, the average absolute humidity is 27.9% and the relative humidity is 79%. The total annual average rainfall is 1,751mm, the maximum is 2,658mm, the minimum is 1,131mm. The rainy season starts from September to December; The dry season lasts from January to August. The geological structure, topography and climate make Binh Dinh, although it does not have a large plain, but has fertile fields with a variety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products..., many mineral resources, hydropower potential, wind power and solar power.

Land:

         Binh Dinh has a total natural area of 607,133 ha, with 11 soil groups and 30 different types of soil, of which alluvial soil accounts for 71,000 ha. Currently, there are 136,730 ha of agricultural land (including: land for growing annual and perennial crops); 370,643 ha of forest land with forests; 2,784 ha of land for aquaculture, 214 ha of land for salt production; 72,228 hectares of non-agricultural land and 23,017 hectares of unused land (statistics yearbook 2020)

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