Hậu Giang Province

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Hậu Giang Province
Tỉnh Hậu Giang
Nickname(s): Posterior River
Location of Hậu Giang within Vietnam
Location of Hậu Giang within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E﻿ / ﻿9.783°N 105.467°E﻿ / 9.783; 105.467Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E﻿ / ﻿9.783°N 105.467°E﻿ / 9.783; 105.467
Country  Vietnam
Region Mekong Delta
Capital Vị Thanh
 • People's Council Chair Huỳnh Minh Chắc
 • People's Committee Chair Nguyễn Văn Thắng
 • Total 1,608 km2 (621 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 772,000
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities Vietnamese, Hoa, Chăm, Khmer
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code 71
ISO 3166 code VN-73
Website www.haugiang.gov.vn

Hậu Giang (About this sound listen) became Cần Thơ Province during/after 1975. Cần Thơ was the capital of Cần Thơ Province. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. In late 2004, Cần Thơ and some surrounding cities became Cần Thơ Municipality (Thành Phố Cần Thơ). The remainder of Cần Thơ Province (old) became Hậu Giang Province (new).

Vị Thanh is the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 m² (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hau River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hau River.

Administrative divisions[edit]

The province comprises one city (Vị Thanh, the provincial capital), one town (Ngã Bảy), and five districts:

  1. Châu Thành
  2. Châu Thành A
  3. Long Mỹ
  4. Phụng Hiệp
  5. Vị Thủy

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