Cam Ranh is a port city in the south of Khánh Hòa Province, in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, and the Vietnamese Wikipedia article calls it a former coastal city of that province. The name is explained from the Cham, Jarai and Ede phrase Kăm M'ran, meaning a place where ships and boats gather, a harbour, much like Vũng Tàu. Until 1939 the area was part of Vĩnh Xương district next to Ninh Thuận, and in that year a district-level unit called Ba Ngòi was formed within Khánh Hòa, renamed Cam Lâm district in 1947. From 1965 to 1972 the United States kept forces here at Cam Ranh Air Base, and in 1978 the Soviet Union, later followed by Russia, leased the base until 2004, although the lease ended two years early. Cam Ranh town was created in 1965 by a decree of President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and in 1970 it was divided into a northern and a southern district. After 1975 it was merged with Cam Lâm district into Cam Ranh district of Phú Khánh Province.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities table, 2019 census column
Cam Ranh ( Ba Ngòi) City KHO 84,175 85,507 92,476
Cities table, census year
Cam Ranh ( Ba Ngòi) City KHO 84,175 85,507 92,476
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 11.9136,109.1369
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (11.9136,109.1369); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (11.9136,109.1369); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 6.0
3. Vietnamese Wikipedia: Cam Ranh (thành phố)
Vietnamese WikipediaLeadQuote, Lead
Cam Ranh trước đây là một thành phố ven biển cũ thuộc tỉnh Khánh Hòa, Việt Nam
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 11.75 109.25 (class Aw) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 11.75 109.25 (class Aw) containing the city point
11.75 109.25 Aw
5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
Cam Ranh (city) (Wikipedia)
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is a port-city in Southern Khánh Hòa Province, in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam
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is a port-city in Southern Khánh Hòa Province, in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam
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