Quang Binh (the old name for this area include: Lam Binh, Tien Binh, Binh Tay and Tan Binh) is a coastal province in the North Central region of Vietnam. Quang Binh is located at the narrowest part of the East-West direction S-shaped strip of land in Vietnam (50 km follow the shortest path from the Laos border to the East Sea). Ha Tinh province is bordered to the north with the range Heng Son is natural boundaries, borders Quang Tri province to the south, bordering the South China Sea to the east, west and southwest Kham Muon province of Savannakhet Province of Laos is the Annamite Mountains is the natural border. Quang Binh has an important transportation route north - south running through Vietnam: National Highway 1A, Ho Chi Minh road, rail north - south. In addition, the department also has maritime traffic (Hon La port, port Winning) and aviation (Dong Hoi airport).
