Hau Giang Province
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Hậu Giang became Can Tho province during/after 1975. Can Tho was the capital of Can Tho province. It is located in the Mekong Delta
of southern Vietnam. In late 2004, Can Tho and some surrounding cities became Can Tho Municipality (Thành Phố Cần Thơ). The remainder of Cần Thơ province (old) became Hậu Giang province (new).
Vi Thanh is the capital of Hau Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 m² (217 acre
s). 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.
), and five districts:
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...
of southern Vietnam. In late 2004, Can Tho and some surrounding cities became Can Tho Municipality (Thành Phố Cần Thơ). The remainder of Cần Thơ province (old) became Hậu Giang province (new).
Vi Thanh is the capital of Hau Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 m² (217 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s). 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
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
), and water connections by canal and river to the Hau River.
Administrative divisions
The province comprises one city (Vi Thanh, the provincial capital), one town (Nga BayNga Bay
Ngã Bảy is a town district of Hau Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was originally part of Phung Hiep District. In 2005, it was split from Phụng Hiệp and named Tân Hiệp, but was met with objections from locals...
), and five districts:
- Châu Thành
- Châu Thành A
- Long Mỹ
- Phụng Hiệp
- Vị Thủy