Tân Châu is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
(''thị xã'') of
An Giang province
An Giang () is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the southwestern part of the country.
Geography
An Giang occupies a position in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu Giang and Tiền Giang branches ...
in the
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 ...
region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the town had a population of 184,129.
The town covers an area of 175.68 km².
It is famous for
Tân Châu silk with the famous product
Lãnh Mỹ A, whose black colour comes from the
Diospyros mollis's fruit (Vietnamese: Mặc nưa).
Tân Châu was formed in 1757. Tân Châu District was the largest province of Châu Đốc, but was divided in 1929 (with Hong Ngự District) and 1968 (separated from part of Tân Phú district). Tân Châu district is now a separate district part of An Giang Province. It was upgraded to town status in 2009 and has a population of 184,129.
[Establish Tan Chau town from Tan Chau District]
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File:Duong_Tran_Hung_dao,_TL_954._Long_Châu,_tx._Tân_Châu,_An_Giang,_Việt_Nam_-_panoramio.jpg,
File:Cổng tam quan, thị xã Tân châu,huyện Châu giang, tỉnh an giang, việt nam - panoramio.jpg,
File:Binh_Minh_Bo_song_tan_chau,_tp._Tan_chau,_Angiang,29-10-2013_dyt_-_panoramio.jpg,
References
Districts of An Giang province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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