What is Vung Tau?
[[File:Bờ biển Vũng Tàu.JPG|200px|thumb|right|]] '''Vung Tau''' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''Vũng Tàu'') is a [[city]] in [[Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province|Ba Ria-Vung Tau]] Province, [[Vietnam]]. This city has a [[population]] of 240,000 and an [[area]] of 154.0 km2. This is a [[petroleum]] and [[tourism]] centre of Vietnam. == History == Vung Tau is located about 120&nbsp;km northeast of [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. Vung Tau town was founded by [[France|French]] [[Colony|colonists]] under the administration of [[Paul Doumer]], then the [[Governor General of French Indochina]]. This city borders [[Vietnam Sea]] and has several beautiful [[beach]]es. {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Vietnam]]