Vĩnh Long () is a city and the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Vĩnh Long covers and has a population of 147,039 (as of 2009). The name was spelled 永隆 ("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 twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annual ...

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

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in the adjacent Hậu Giang Province, and about three hours from Saigon. 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.

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

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