Which river is the longest in Vietnam?
Vietnam we have 392 rivers according to the Vietnam River Administration Department.
Vietnam we have 392 rivers according to the Vietnam River Administration Department. There are rivers originating from different countries that flow through the territory of Vietnam, there are rivers originating from Vietnam that flow through other countries and there are also rivers originating in our country and only flowing in the territory and then out. sea.
Today, we will introduce to you the longest river in Vietnam with 2 criteria: Originating from Vietnam and flowing in the longest territory in Vietnam.
The longest river originates from Vietnam
That is the Dong Nai River .
Dong Nai River.
That's right, Dong Nai River is the longest inland river in Vietnam, the second largest in the South to the basin, just behind the Mekong River. Dong Nai River flows through the provinces of Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City with a length of 586km (364 miles) and a basin of 38,600km² (14,910mi2).
Dong Nai River originates from Lam Vien plateau, Lam Dong province upstream of Dong Nai River named Dac Dung.
Dong Nai river flows into the East Sea in Can Gio district. Its main tributaries include Da Nhim River, Be River, La Nga River, Saigon River, Da Hoai River and Vam Co River. Its tributaries are called Long Tau river (Nga Bay river), Dong Tranh river, Thi Vai river, Soai Rap river (Soi river), etc.
The longest river flows through Vietnamese territory
That is the Mekong River .
Mekong River.
The Mekong River comes from the high mountains of Thanh Hai province, passing through Tibet along the length of Yunnan province (China), through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia before entering Vietnam.
Calculated by length 12th (7th in Asia), also calculated according to the water flow ranked 10th in the world (annual flow is about 475 million m³). The average flow of 13,200m³ / s, in the flood season can reach 30,000m³ / s. Its basin is about 795,000 km² (according to the Mekong River Commission data) or more than 810,000 km² (according to data of Encyclopaedia Britannica 2004).
Why call the Mekong River the Song of the Dragon?
Because when going to the sea, the Mekong River has 9 new doors so it is called the Mekong River - 9 dragons.
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