U Minh 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 Cà 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...

 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 91,438. The district covers an area of 764 km². The district capital lies at 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....

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U Minh is famous for its salty mangroves. It is the site of a large gas and electricity facility

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...

 for the region in Khánh An commune

Khánh An, U Minh

Khánh An is a commune in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam.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 . The commune contains 10 villages .The commune is adjacent to...

. Transport in the district is mainly through waterways, as it is in a river delta region, and roads are poorly developed. A 14-km-long, 2-lane paved road connects U Minh district with Cà Mau City. Along with nearby U Minh Thượng

U Minh Thuong

U Minh Thượng is a district of Kien Giang province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was established in 2007. U Minh Thuong's dimension is 432.703 km² and its population is 68,076 people...

, U Minh is known for its forests.

It is located on Vietnam's western coast on the Cà Mau Peninsula

Ca Mau Peninsula

peninsula makes up the southern tip of Vietnam. It is in Ca Mau province, and lies between the Gulf of Thailand to the west and the South China Sea to the east....

, abutting the Gulf of Thailand

Gulf of Thailand

The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...

. It is bordered by U Minh Thượng District

U Minh Thuong

U Minh Thượng is a district of Kien Giang province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was established in 2007. U Minh Thuong's dimension is 432.703 km² and its population is 68,076 people...

 to the north in Kiên Giang Province

Kien Giang Province

Kiên Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, 250 km from the Ho Chi Minh City...

, and the districts of Trần Văn Thời

Trần Văn Thời

Trần Văn Thời is a township and capital town of Trần Văn Thời District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

 to the south and Thới Bình

Thới Bình

Thới Bình is a township and capital town of Thới Bình District, Cà Mau Province, in Vietnam....

 to the east.

The terrain is mostly flat floodplains, and is salty.

Divisions

The district is divided into communes:

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....

, Nguyễn Phích

Nguyễn Phích

Nguyễn Phích is a commune and village in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

, Khánh Hội

Khánh Hội

Khánh Hội is a commune and village in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

, Khánh Hòa

Khánh Hòa, Ca Mau

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....

, Khánh Tiến

Khánh Tiến

Khánh Tiến is a commune and village in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

, Khánh Lâm

Khánh Lâm

Khánh Lâm is a commune and village in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, in Vietnam....

, Khánh An.