Demography
The South Central Coast region had a population of 8.93 million. The three northern provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh have the largest populations and together make up almost half of the region's population (47.7%).
2.82 million or 31.6% of them live in cities and towns. More than half of the region's urban population is in Da Nang, Khanh Hoa Province and Binh Thuan Province, while more than half of the rural population is in the provinces Quang Nam, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai.
Annual population growth has averaged 1.22% from 2000 to 2007, with Da Nang recording the fastest population growth at 1.95%. Growth in the three northern provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh has been slowest at around 1%. The four other provinces had average growth rates between 1.26% (Khanh Hoa Province) and 1.59% (Ninh Thuan Province).
The region's population is ethnically clearly dominated by the Vietnamese people (Kinh). There are some minorities, the most significant of which are the Cham, the descendants of Champa. They live mostly in the lowlands around Phan Rang and northern Binh Thuan Province, with smaller communities in other provinces such as southern Binh Dinh. Other minorities live mostly in the mountainous western parts of the region. Areas inhabited by minority people make up more than half of Quang Nam Province and Quang Ngai Province.
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