Southern Vietnam
Southern Vietnam () is one of the three geographical regions of Vietnam, the other two being Northern and Central Vietnam. It includes 2 administrative regions, which in turn are divided into 19 First Tier units, of which 17 are provinces and 2 are municipalities. In a sub-context, "Southern Vietnam" may include part of Central Vietnam. Known as Nam Bộ today in Vietnamese, it was historically called as Gia Định (1779–1832), Nam Kỳ (1832–1945), Nam Bộ (1945–48), and Nam Phần (1948–75). The origin of Southern Vietnam (Basse-Cochinchine in French, or Lower Cochinchina) was the Kingdom of Funan (from 1st century CE until 6th century CE) and Khmer Empire (from 8th century CE to 17th century). Southern Vietnam was conquered by the Nguyen force in the 17th and 18th centuries from the Khmer kingdom. The main ethnicities in Southern Vietnam are Kinh, Khmer and Chinese. Administration

 Municipality (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương)

See also
 Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam 
 Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam
Cochinchina – a historical exonym for South Vietnam
Champa, ancient coastal states in modern Central and South Vietnam

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Regions of Vietnam