Bình Minh is a town of
Vĩnh Long Province, in the
Mekong Delta region 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 Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. Under the decree No 89/NQ-CP dated Dec 28, 2012, the cabinet of Vietnam SR decided to upgrade Bình Minh of Vĩnh Long to town from rural district.
The area of Bình Minh is 93.62 km
2 with 95,282 inhabitants, 2013 census.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 177,275.
The district covers an area of 244 km
2. The district capital lies at Cái Vồn.
Geography
Bình Minh town lies to the south-west of Vĩnh Long province. It shares the border with:
Bình Tân district to the North.
Trà Ôn district and Cần Thơ City to the South.
Bình Tân district and Cần Thơ City to the West.
Tam Bình district to the East
The land of pomelos - a plan in the future
Binh Minh is famous for
pomelos
The pomelo ( ), ''Citrus maxima'', is the largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet grapef ...
. It is located in the south of
Hậu Giang river and is bordered upon
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 r ...
city by this river. In this convenient position, the land of pomelos has developed its economy rapidly, especially in recent years. The completion the
Cần Thơ Bridge
Cần Thơ Bridge ( vi, Cầu Cần Thơ), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Hậu ( Bassac) River, the largest distributary of the Mekong River, in the city of Cần Thơ in southern Vietnam. The bridge is 2.75 kilometres long (1.68 miles). It ha ...
triggered the development of the town. Bình Minh hospital is one of the five constructions built to answer to
Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi, it was completed and was used since then. The Central Administration Building has built that is designed and is constructed by Hà Đô Group with architectural way of modern somewhat ancient.
Ngô Quyền
Ngô Quyền ( vi-hantu, 吳權) (April 17, 898 – February 14, 944), often referred to as Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王; "First King of Ngô"), was a warlord who later became the founding king of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from ...
street, which has a length without one kilometer but it contains park, the
State Treasury
A treasury is either
*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
*A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ...
, the
Tax Department, post office, primary school, under economics house, district unit head, three banks and a part of market.
In 2012s, it is exact become type four city. Bình Minh, the land of pomelos will become the land of investment.
Commune-level subdivisions
The town of Binh Minh consists of three wards and five communes.
The three new wards comprise former Cai Von town and some lands from
Thuận An
Thuận An is a city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is situated about northeast of the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. As of November 3, 2021 the city had a population of 618,984.
The town covers an area of 83.7 k ...
and Dong Binh communes.
Wards:
*
Cái Vồn
*
Thành Phước
*
Đông Thuận
Communes:
*
Thuận An
Thuận An is a city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is situated about northeast of the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. As of November 3, 2021 the city had a population of 618,984.
The town covers an area of 83.7 k ...
*
Mỹ Hòa
*
Đông Bình
*
Đông Thạnh
*
Đông Thành
History of the town
Bình Minh was formerly a district of Vĩnh Long under the control of Republic of Vietnam. Its headquarters was located in Mỹ Thuận commune. During the
1975 Spring Offensive
The 1975 spring offensive ( vi, chiến dịch mùa Xuân 1975), officially known as the general offensive and uprising of spring 1975 ( vi, Tổng tiến công và nổi dậy mùa Xuân 1975) was the final North Vietnamese campaign in the Vie ...
, the
ARVN 21st division soldiers defended strictly at the ferry crossing between
Can Tho
Can may refer to:
Containers
* Aluminum can
* Drink can
* Oil can
* Steel and tin cans
* Trash can
* Petrol can
* Metal can (disambiguation)
Music
* Can (band), West Germany, 1968
** ''Can'' (album), 1979
* Can (South Korean band)
Other
* Ca ...
-Binh Minh, VL Province.
After
Saigon government collapsed, Bình Minh became one of 10 districts of the newly established province Cửu Long in February 1976.
According to the decree 59/CP on 3 March 1977, the government decided to merge Bình Minh and Tam Bình into a new district named Tam Bình. In fact, Bình Minh and Tam Bình was two independent ones without any changes.
On 29 September 1981, Ministerial Council re-established Bình Minh district from the former part. Bình Minh comprised Cái Vồn town and 6 communes such as: Tân Quới, Tân Lược, Thành Lợi, Mỹ Thuận, Mỹ Hòa, Đông Thành.
Under the decree no 86-HĐBT dated 27 March 1985, Mỹ Thuận commune was split into 3 new communes: Mỹ Thuận commune, Nguyễn Văn Thảnh commune and Thuận An commune under control of Bình Minh district, Cửu Long province.
Since 1991, Bình Minh district has been one of 6 districts of the newly reestablished province, Vĩnh Long.
On 9 August 1994, government issued the decree no 85/CP to split Đông Thành commune into Đông Thành, Đông Bình and Đông Thạnh commune; Thành Lợi commune into Thành Lợi, Thành Đông and Thành Trung commune; Tân Quới commune into Tân Quới, Tân Bình, Tân Thành commune; Tân Lược into Tân Quới, Tân An Thạnh, Tân Hưng commune.
On 31 July 2007, government split the district into 2 districts named respectively Bình Minh and Bình Tân (New Bình Minh).
Bình Minh comprised Cái Vồn town and 5 communes: Thuận An, Mỹ Hòa, Đông Bình, Đông Thành, Đông Thạnh. Bình Tân comprised 11 communes: Mỹ Thuận, Nguyễn Văn Thảnh, Thành Lợi, Thành Đông, Thành Trung, Tân Quới, Tân Thành, Tân Bình, Tân Lược, Tân An Thạnh and Tân Hưng.
On 17 September 2010, Ministry of Construction upgraded Cái Vồn town into the fourth-level town.
On 28 December 2012, Government upgraded Bình Minh district into Bình Minh town with 3 wards and 5 communes.
Historical monuments
* Mỹ Thuận temple
* Long An pagoda
* Đông Phước old pagoda
* Bà pagoda (Chinese community)
* Bửu Hưng pagoda
Gallery
File:Trung tâm hành chính Bình Minh.jpg, Riverfront house in the center of Bình Minh town
File:Cầu ở thị trấn Cái Vồn.jpg, Cái Vồn Nhỏ Bridge connects Cái Vồn ward and Đông Thuận ward in Bình Minh town.
References
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Populated places in Vĩnh Long province
Districts of Vĩnh Long province
County-level towns in Vietnam