Quang Nam Province

**Quảng Nam**
*"Southern Serenity"*
Administration
Provinces of Vietnam
People's Council Chair	Nguyễn Văn Sỹ
People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Geography
Capital	Tam Kỳ
Region	South Central Coast
Area	10,408 km²
Demographics
Population • Density	1,463,300^[1](2005) 140.59/km²
Ethnicities	Kinh, Hoa, Cơ-tu, Xơ-đăng, Giẻ-triêng, Co

Calling code	510
ISO 3166-2	VN-27
Website	www.quangnam.gov.vn

"Quang Nam" redirects here. For the pre-colonial southern Vietnamese polity under the Nguyễn Lords, see Cochinchina..

Quang Nam (Vietnamese: Quảng Nam; pronunciation (help·info)) is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien Hue province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum province to the south, Quang Ngai province to the southwest, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the northeast.

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Quảng Nam has two famous traditional products: the world's highest essential oil content Trà My cinnamon (aka. Saigon cinnamon) and Ngọc Linh ginseng. Quảng Nam is famous for its production of Saigon Cinnamon.

The province has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the ancient town of Hội An and the Mỹ Sơn temple complex. It also lies on the World Heritage Road which connects different World Heritage Sites in Central Vietnam.

Another popular tourist sites is Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands).^[2]

Quảng Nam is divided 15 districts:

The capital city of Tam Kỳ and the town of Hội An (a UNESCO world heritage site) are separate municipalities.

Typical Quảng Nam street scene, on the road from Da Nang to Dong Phu.

^ Vu, The Binh (2007). Vietnam Travel Atlas. Bui Viet Bac - The cultural INformation Publishing House.
^ Vu, The Binh (2007). Vietnam Travel Atlas. Bui Viet Bac - The cultural INformation Publishing House.