Khánh An is a commune (xã)

Communes of Vietnam

In Vietnam, there are three kinds of third-level administrative subdivisions: the rural commune , the commune-level town ，and the ward . In Vietnam a rural commune is referred to as a xã and urban communes are referred to as Thị trấn, urban townships...

 in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province

Ca Mau Province

Cà Mau is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 58 provinces...

, southern Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

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The commune is 14 km by road northwest of the provincial capital, city of Ca Mau. The commune has an area of 155.98 km2, population 14,017 inhabitants (2008). The commune contains 10 villages (ap).
The commune is adjacent to Lower U Minh National Park

Lower U Minh National Park

Lower U Minh National Park is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ) is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ)...

, a low wetland area. Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex

Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex

Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex is a complex of gas pipeline, urea plant, thermal power plant in commune of Khánh An, U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam...

 invested by Petrovietnam

Petrovietnam

PetroVietnam is the trading name of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group . PetroVietnam has developed rapidly since it was established in 1977, and its activities, through its various companies and wholly owned subsidiaries, now cover all the operations from oil and gas exploration and production to...

 with two thermal gas-fuelled power plants (total capacity of 1,500 MW, main equipment supplied by Siemens

Siemens

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), an 18 inches (457.2 mm) and 330 kilometres (205.1 mi) gas pipeline, a urea

Urea

Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....

plant (800,000 metric tons per annum) is located here.