Thanh Phu
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Thanh Phu is a district (huyện)
of Ben Tre Province
in the Mekong Delta
region of Vietnam.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 131,964. The district covers an area of 401 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Phu
.
The district is in the southeast of the province. To the north is the Hàm Luông River
and Ba Tri District, to the south is the Chiên River and Tra Vinh Province. To the west is Mỏ Cày District, to the east is the South China Sea
.
The district capital is on National Highway 57 and is around 45 km southeast of Ben Tre.
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 131,964. The district covers an area of 401 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Phu
Thanh Phu
Thanh Phu , is a district of Ben Tre Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 131,964. The district covers an area of 401 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Phu....
.
The district is in the southeast of the province. To the north is the Hàm Luông River
Hàm Luông River
The Hàm Luông River is branch of Mekong River in the Mekong delta region, Vietnam. It flows for 70 kilometres through Ben Tre Province. It is the border of Châu Thành, Bến Tre, Giồng Trôm and Ba Tri, and Chợ Lách, Mỏ Cày Nam, Mỏ Cày Bắc and Thạnh Phú....
and Ba Tri District, to the south is the Chiên River and Tra Vinh Province. To the west is Mỏ Cày District, to the east is the South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
.
The district capital is on National Highway 57 and is around 45 km southeast of Ben Tre.
Divisions
The district is divided into communes:- An Thạnh
- An Thuận
- Tân Phong
- Thuận Phong
- An Quy
- Hòa Lợi
- Thới Thạnh
- Mỹ Hưng
- Mỹ An
- An Điền
- An Nhơn
- Thạnh Hải
- Đại Điền
- Bình Thạnh
- Phú Khánh
- Giao Thạnh
- Quới Điền