page_title: Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam
hierarchical_section_title: Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam
caption_attribution_description: Tiếng Việt: Các tỉnh thành phía Nam - Việt Nam giai đoạn 1832-1841 English: Provinces and cities in South - Vietnam during the period 1832-1841
context_page_description: The Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam is a historical name for the region of Southern Vietnam, which is referred to in French as Basse-Cochinchine. The region was politically defined and established after the inauguration of the Nguyễn dynasty, and called by this name from 1832, when Emperor Minh Mạng introduced administrative reforms, to 1867, which culminated in the eight-year French campaign to conquer the Six Provinces.
  The six provinces, which in 1832 Emperor Minh Mạng divided Southern Vietnam into, are:
  Phiên An, later changed name to Gia Định,
  Biên Hòa,
  Định Tường
  Vĩnh Long,
  An Giang,
  Hà Tiên.
  These provinces are often subdivided into two groups: the three eastern provinces of Gia Định, Định Tường, and Biên Hòa; and the three western provinces of Vĩnh Long, An Giang, and Hà Tiên.
context_section_description: The Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam (Vietnamese: Nam Kỳ Lục tỉnh, 南圻六省 or just Lục tỉnh, 六省) is a historical name for the region of Southern Vietnam, which is referred to in French as Basse-Cochinchine (Lower Cochinchina). The region was politically defined and established after the inauguration of the Nguyễn dynasty, and called by this name from 1832, when Emperor Minh Mạng introduced administrative reforms, to 1867, which culminated in the eight-year French campaign to conquer the Six Provinces.
  The six provinces, which in 1832 Emperor Minh Mạng divided Southern Vietnam into, are: 
  Phiên An, later changed name to Gia Định (provincial capital city: Sài Gòn),
  Biên Hòa (provincial capital: Biên Hòa),
  Định Tường (provincial capital: Mỹ Tho)
  Vĩnh Long (provincial capital: Vĩnh Long),
  An Giang (provincial capital: Châu Đốc),
  Hà Tiên (provincial capital: Hà Tiên).
  These provinces are often subdivided into two groups: the three eastern provinces of Gia Định, Định Tường, and Biên Hòa; and the three western provinces of Vĩnh Long, An Giang, and Hà Tiên.
caption: Southern Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty before 1841. Cần Vột (Kampot), Vũng Thơm (Kampong Saom) and Svay Rieng (triangular wedge protruding into Vietnam known as the "Parrot's Beak") would later be ceded by French colonials to Cambodia. Cao Mien = Cambodia. Biển Đông = vi: East Sea. Nam Vang = Phnom Penh. Koh Kong was annexed by Siam until being returned to French Cambodia.
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