Khánh Hòa, Ca Mau
Encyclopedia
Khánh Hòa is a commune
in the U Minh
district of Ca Mau Province
, Vietnam
. As of 2007 the commune had a population of 17,854 and covers an area of 155.93 square kilometers.
The commune has 8 villages. Marine transportation is prevalent in the area. Industry is based around fishing, notably crab
s, and blue shrimp
.
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 the U Minh
U Minh
U Minh is a district of Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2003, the district had a population of 91,438. The district covers an area of 764 km². The district capital lies at U Minh....
district of 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...
, 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 –...
. As of 2007 the commune had a population of 17,854 and covers an area of 155.93 square kilometers.
The commune has 8 villages. Marine transportation is prevalent in the area. Industry is based around fishing, notably crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s, and blue shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
.