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Vĩnh Long () is a city and the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's
Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-weste ...
. Vĩnh Long covers and has a population of 147,039 (as of 2009). The name was spelled ("eternal prosperity") in the former Hán Nôm writing system.


Location

Vĩnh Long is on the
Cổ Chiên River The Cổ Chiên River ( vi, Sông Cổ Chiên) is a river of Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland South ...
, which branches out from the
Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...
River at the narrows of Mỹ Thuận about upstream, only to meet it later downstream. Across the Cổ Chiên river from Vĩnh Long are the An Binh and Bình Hòa Phước islands, some across, with the Mekong River on the other side. A number of canals run through Vĩnh Long, with tall vehicular bridges crossing them. Transport by boat is possible, although parts of the town, particularly An Binh, become unreachable at low tide. Vĩnh Long is about two hours from the large city of
Cần Thơ Cần Thơ, also written as Can Tho or Cantho (: , : ), is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper-making village, and picturesque rur ...
in the adjacent Hậu Giang Province, and about three hours from
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. The floating market town of
Cái Bè Cái Bè is a township () and capital of Cái Bè District, Tiền Giang Province, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern ...
is on the other side of the An Binh island and is the frequent destination for tourist boats from Vĩnh Long.


See also

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Vĩnh Long Airfield Vĩnh Long Airfield (also known as Vĩnh Long Army Airfield, Gauvin-Upton Airfield or Shannon-Wright Compound) is a former United States Army base west of Vĩnh Long in Vĩnh Long Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. History The base was original ...


References

Districts of Vĩnh Long province Provincial capitals in Vietnam Cities in Vietnam {{VinhLong-geo-stub