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Bình Thủy District
Bình Thủy is a district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 87,665. The district covers an area of 69 km². Administrative divisions The district is divided into 8 wards (''phường''): *Trà Nóc: 712 ha, 10,513 people (2007) *Trà An: 565.67 ha, 5,339 people (2007) *An Thới: 384.83 ha, 14,445 people (2007) * Bùi Hữu Nghĩa: 637.12 ha, 11,185 people (2007) *Thới An Đông: 1,167.56 ha, 9,438 people (2004) *Bình Thuỷ * Long Tuyền: 1,413.55 ha, 13,250 people (2004) *Long Hoà: 1,395.08 ha, 13,471 people (2004). Notable landmarks *Đình Bình Thủy Vietnamese communal temples ( vi, Đình, Chữ Hán: 亭) are typical of buildings found in Vietnam villages, dedicated to worship the village God Thành hoàng, the village founder or a local hero. They also play the role as a meeting place of ... * Long Quang Pagoda References Districts of Cần Thơ {{CanTho-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urban Districts Of Vietnam
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Provinces Of Vietnam
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into fifty-eight provinces (tỉnh) and five municipalities under the command of the central government ( vi, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. ISO 3166-2:VN Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to the provinces. The provinces are divided into provincial cities, towns, and rural districts as the second-tier units. At the third tier, provincial city or town is divided into ward and commune, while rural district is divided into townships (thị trấn) and communes. Governance Provincial Committee of the Communist Party Provincial Committee of the Communist Party (''Đảng bộ Đảng Cộng sản cấp tỉnh'' or ''Tỉnh ủy Đảng Cộng sản'') is a provincial subordinate of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Since Vietnam is a one party state, the provincial committee of the Communist Party is the most prominent organ of prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 rural canals. It has a population of around 1,282,300 as of 2018, and is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, a distributary of the Mekong River. In 2007, about 50 people died when the Cần Thơ Bridge collapsed, causing Vietnam's worst engineering disaster. In 2011, Cần Thơ International Airport opened. The city is nicknamed the "western capital" ( Vietnamese is ), and is located from Hồ Chí Minh City. History During the Vietnam War, Cần Thơ was the home of the ARVN IV Corps capital. The ARVN 21st division was dedicated to protect the city of Cần Thơ, including the provinces of Chương Thiện (now in Hậu Giang), Bạc Liêu, An Xuyen (Cà Mau), Ba Xuyen (Soc Trang), and Kiên Giang. Before 1975, Cần ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-western region ( vi, Tây Nam Bộ, links=no), 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 south-western Vietnam of over . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. Its wet coastal geography makes it an important source of agriculture and aquaculture for the country. The delta has been occupied as early as the 4th century BC. As a product of Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese, and French settlement in the region, the delta and its waterways have numerous names, including the Khmer term Bassac to refer to the lower basin and the largest river branch flowing through it. After the 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bùi Hữu Nghĩa
Bùi (Chữ Hán: 裴) is a common Vietnamese surname, ranked 9th among the most common surnames in Vietnam. The surname Pei (裴) in Chinese and Bae (배) in Korean share the same origin with it. Bui is also an Italian surname. Bùi may refer to: * Bùi Bích Phương, Miss Vietnam in 1988 * Bùi Diễm, Ambassador * Bùi Đình Đạm, a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). * Bùi Đình Dĩnh, Ambassador * Bùi Thanh Liêm, astronaut * Bùi Thế Sơn, Vietnamese-American singer * Bùi Thị Xuân, Vietnamese general * Bui Tuong Phong, computer graphics researcher and pioneer * Bùi Thị Nhung, high jumper * Bùi Tín, dissident * Bùi Thị Xuân, general * Bùi Tấn Trường, goalkeeper * Bui Xuan Phai Bui may refer to: *Bui (Cameroon department), an administrative subdivision *Bùi, a common Vietnamese surname *Bui Dam, Ghana * Bui National Park, Ghana *An enemy character in the anime/manga ''YuYu Hakusho'' *Gianni Bui, Italian footballer The a ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Tuyền
Long Tuyền (Vietnamese: ''Làng cổ Long Tuyền'') is an ancient village in Cần Thơ city, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The village is located on the southwest part of Cần Thơ River. It used to be a subdivision of Luc Ap before Cần Thơ Province was incorporated, then it became Binh Hung village during the reign of king Thiệu Trị of the Nguyễn dynasty. In 1852, following the arrival of Huynh Man Dat, a province chief who escaped from danger to this site, this village was renamed Bình Thủy. This village is one of the most visited tourist attractions in this city since it contains 6 national relics, or one-third of the relics in Cần Thơ. This village features typical lifestyle in Mekong Delta with its channel landscapes, orchards, traditional local lifestyle. Bùi Hữu Nghĩa Long Tuyền was the birthplace of Bùi Hữu Nghĩa (1807-1872), one of 4 famous learned in Cochinchina Cochinchina or Cochin-China (, ; vi, Đàng Trong (17th century - 18th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đình Bình Thủy
Vietnamese communal temples ( vi, Đình, Chữ Hán: 亭) are typical of buildings found in Vietnam villages, dedicated to worship the village God Thành hoàng, the village founder or a local hero. They also play the role as a meeting place of the people in the community, akin to modern civic centers Civic is something related to a city or municipality. It also can refer to multiple other things: General *Civics, the science of comparative government *Civic engagement, the connection one feels with their larger community *Civic center, a comm .... See also * * Religious buildings and structures in Vietnam Architecture in Vietnam {{vietnam-reli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Quang Pagoda
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