| Native Name: | Tỉnh Bình Trị Thiên |
| Conventional Long Name: | Bình Trị Thiên Province |
| Title Leader: | Provincial People's Committee Chairman |
| Year Leader1: | 1976 |
| Year Leader2: | 1977–1981 |
| Leader2: | Bùi San (Đặng Trần Thi) |
| Year Leader3: | 1981–1985 |
| Year Leader4: | 1985–1989 |
| Year Start: | 1975 |
| Year End: | 1989 |
| Date End: | 30 June |
| Era: | Cold War |
| P1: | Quảng Bình |
| Flag P1: | Flag of Vietnam.svg |
| P2: | Vĩnh Linh Special Zone |
| Flag P2: | Flag of Vietnam.svg |
| P3: | Vietnamese Demilitarised Zone |
| Flag P3: | DMZ1.jpg |
| P4: | Quảng Trị |
| Flag P4: | FNL Flag.svg |
| P5: | Thừa Thiên |
| Flag P5: | FNL Flag.svg |
| S1: | Quảng Bình |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Vietnam.svg |
| S2: | Quảng Trị |
| Flag S2: | Flag of Vietnam.svg |
| S3: | Thừa Thiên Huế |
| Flag S3: | Flag of Vietnam.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Bình Trị Thiên province on the administrative map of Vietnam in 1976 |
| Divisions: | Districts, towns, communes |
| Stat Year1: | 1975—1989 |
| Stat Area1: | 18,340 |
| Stat Year2: | 1979 |
| Stat Pop2: | 1,851,600 |
| Stat Year3: | 1981 |
| Stat Pop3: | 1,941,000 |
| Stat Year4: | 1984 |
| Stat Pop4: | 2,020,500 |
Bình Trị Thiên (1975–1990) was a former administrative grouping of three provinces in Vietnam: Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên. The grouping did not work well and was reversed in 1992.[1] The geographical term had been used previously, for example in relation to culture, folk songs (1967)[2] and is still used after, for example in relation to dialect (1997)[3] and folk songs again (1997).[4]
Binh Tri Thien province has the geographical location:
In 1976, these three provinces were merged by the Government Republic of South Vietnam into a province with a provincial capital based in the city Hue. According to Decision on June 30, 1989, of the VIII National Assembly, the 5th session, these three provinces were split again, but after the split, Thua Thien province had a new name: Thua Thien - Hue.
When unified, Binh Tri Thien province initially had 23 administrative units including: Hue city (provincial capital), 2 towns Dong Ha, Dong Hoi and 20 districts: A Luoi, Bo Trach, Cam Lo, Gio Linh, Hai Lang, Huong Hoa, Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, Le Thuy, Minh Hoa, South East, Phong Dien, Phu Loc, Phu Vang, Quang Dien, Quang Ninh, Quang Trach, Trieu Phong, Tuyen Hoa, Vinh Linh.
According to Decision No. 62-CP of the Government Council Vietnam Democratic Republic dated March 11, 1977, the districts were merged and the changes were as follows:
Since then, Binh Tri Thien province has the capital city of Hue, 2 towns: Dong Ha, Dong Hoi and 11 districts: A Luoi, Ben Hai, Bo Trach, Huong Dien, Huong Hoa, Huong Phu, Le Ninh, Phu Loc, Quang Trach, Trieu Hai, Tuyen Hoa.
On June 30, 1989, the 5th session of the VIIIth National Assembly issued a resolution to divide Binh Tri Thien province to re-establish Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien - Hue provinces: