Cho Lach is a district (huyện)

Districts of Vietnam

||The provinces of Vietnam are divided into counties , provincial cities , and county-level towns .The centrally-controlled municipalities are subdivided into rural counties , county-level towns , and urban districts , which then subdivided into wards ....

 of Ben Tre Province

Ben Tre Province

Bến Tre is a province of Vietnam. It is one of the country's southern provinces, being situated in the delta of the Mekong River.-Administration:Politically, Ben Tre is divided into eight districts:*Ba Tri*Bình Đại*Châu Thành*Chợ Lách*Giồng Trôm...

 in the Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season.The...

 region of Vietnam.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 134,584 . The district covers an area of 189 km². The district capital lies at Cho Lach

Cho Lach

Cho Lach , is a district of Ben Tre Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 134,584 . The district covers an area of 189 km². The district capital lies at Cho Lach. The district capital lies on Provincial Highway 57 and is 45 km west of Ben Tre...

. The district capital lies on Provincial Highway 57 and is 45 km west of Ben Tre and 20 km east of Vinh Long

Vinh Long

Vĩnh Long is the capital of the Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The name was spelled 永隆 in the former Hán Tự writing system....

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The district capital was formed by Decree No. 41/HĐBT on March 14 1984 by the Vietnamese Cabinet. The capital comprises the following hamlets: Sơn Quy, 2/3 Bình An, 1/6 Phụng Châu of the commune of Sơn Định. Chợ Lách's name means "Lách Market", and is derived from the presence of a market in the area in the vicinity of many "lau lách" trees.