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Phú Tân District, An Giang Province
Phú Tân is a rural district (''huyện'') of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 237,965. The district covers an area of 307 km². The district capital lies at Phú Mỹ. Phú Tân is the homeland of the Hòa Hảo Buddhism religion. Geography The terrain is flat and the elevation is between 1 and 2 m. The population is mainly ethnic Vietnamese (98%) with Khmer people, some Cham and Hoa Chinese. It is bordered to the north by Tân Châu, the west by Châu Đốc and Châu Phú district, the southeast by Chợ Mới, and the east by Đồng Tháp province. All four sides of Phú Tân are surrounded by waterways and rivers, effectively making it an island. These are the Tiền River in the east, Vĩnh An canal (linking the river with Hậu River) in the north and northwest, and Vàm Nao River in the south and southwest, which flows into the Bassac River. Administration Tân Phú was established on 12 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huyện
Districts (huyện), also known as rural districts, are one of several types of second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam, the other types being urban districts (''quận''), provincial cities (), municipal city (), and district-level towns (). The districts are subdivisions of the first-tier divisions, namely the provinces and municipalities. Districts are subdivided into third-tier units, namely townships and communes. History The districts existed since the 15th century. Prior to 1945 the ''huyện'' (chữ Hán: 縣) was also called district and earlier "sub-prefecture" of the prefectures, or phủ into which provinces were previously divided. The administrative reorganization by Minh Mạng Minh Mạng () or Minh Mệnh (, vi-hantu, 明 命, lit. "the bright favour of Heaven"; 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of V ... in 1832 did not subst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châu Đốc
Châu Đốc is a city in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2013, the city had a population of 157,298, and cover an area of . The city is located by the Hậu River (a branch of the Mekong River flowing through Vietnamese territory) and Vĩnh Tế canal. Châu Đốc is situated west of Ho Chi Minh City. It takes about six hours to travel by bus from Ho Chi Minh City. History The territory became Vietnam's around the 17th century. The town is near the picturesque Sam Mountain where the Sam Mountain Lady (Vietnamese: Bà Chúa Xứ Núi Sam) is worshipped. The Sam Mount Lady Ceremony is held every April of lunar calendar (May) every year. Floods caused devastation in the region, the one in late 1938 saw 125,000 hectares of ruined riceland due to floods. In 1957, the town was the site of the Châu Đốc massacre. Climate Châu Đốc has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen ''Aw'') with a lengthy though not extreme wet seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chợ Vàm
Chợ Vàm is an urban municipality (''trấn thuộc huyện'') and capital town of the Phú Tân District of An 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 edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it .... Cho Vam Town has an area of 17.06 km2, with a population of about 20,000 in 1999, with a population density of 1,060 people per km2. The administrative boundary of Cho Vam town: in the east and north it borders on Dong Thap province (separated by Tien river), Phu Thanh commune in the west, Phu An commune in the south. Communes of An Giang province Populated places in An Giang province Townships in Vietnam {{AnGiang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vàm Nao River
The Vam Nao River or Lao Vam is a 6.5 kilometre river in An Giang Province, Vietnam, running near the Vietnam-Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ... border. It connects the Tien River with the Hau River. Vam Nao has an important role for the Cuu Long River Delta in irrigation and transport. Vam Nao is also famed for being the place of a fierce naval battle between the Vietnamese and the Siamese, and also because of its reef fish and catfish. ON average the river is 700 metres wide and 17 metres deep. Rivers of An Giang province Mekong Delta Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hậu River
The Bassac River ( km, ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) is a distributary of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River. The river starts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and flows southerly, crossing the border into Vietnam near Châu Đốc. The name Bassac comes from the Khmer prefix “pa” (father or male) added to sak (សក្តិ) (power or honor), a Khmer word borrowed from the Sanskrit “sakti” (शक्ति). In Vietnam it is known as the Hậu River (''Sông Hậu'' or ''Hậu Giang'' in Vietnamese). The Bassac River is an important transportation corridor between Cambodia and Vietnam, with barges and other craft plying the waters. A city of the same name was once the west-bank capital of the Kingdom of Champasak. Sak (សក្តិ) can also be seen in the Khmer spelling of Champasak; (ចំប៉ាសក្តិ). USS ''Satyr'' (ARL-23), a recommissioned repair ship originally built for the United States Navy during World War II, served on the Bassac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiền River
The Tiền River ( or ) is the main northern branch of the Mekong through Vietnam. The Mekong separates at Phnom Penh into the main northern branch of the Mekong proper - called the Tiền River after entering Vietnam - and the southern branch of the Bassac River The Bassac River ( km, ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) is a distributary of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River. The river starts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and flows southerly, crossing the border into Vietnam near Châu Đốc. The ... - which is called the Hậu River ( or ) after entering Vietnam.Judith Ehlert ''Beautiful Floods: Environmental Knowledge and Agrarian Change in ...'' 2012 Page 19 "Coming from Cambodia and crossing the Vietnamese border at Tan Chau and Chau Doc, in the northwest of the Mekong Delta, the Mekong River splits into major branches known as the sông Tiền ('Tien River') and sông Hậu ('Hau River')." In Vietnam, distributaries of the northern branch sông Tiền or Tiền ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châu Phú District
Chu ( or Châu () is a Vietnamese surname. It is transliterated as Zhou (for ''Chu'') and Zhu (for ''Châu'') in Chinese, and Ju in Korean. Chau is the anglicized variation of Châu. Notable people with the surname Chu/Châu *Chu Văn An *Châu Văn Tiếp (Châu Doãn Ngạnh), 18th century Vietnamese military commander * Chau Giang (Chau Tu Giang), professional poker player. *Chau Nguyen (born 1973), Vietnamese-American news anchor *François Chau François Chau (born October 26, 1959) is a Cambodian American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's '' Lost'', Quick Kick on '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', Dr. Chang in the film '' 21 & Over'', The Shredder in ' ... (born 1959), Cambodian-American actor {{surname, Chu Vietnamese-language surnames vi:Chu (họ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tân Châu, An Giang
Tân Châu is a town (''thị xã'') of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta 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 Tan or TAN may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Black and Tans, a nickname for British special constables during the Irish War of Independence. By extension "Tans" can now also colloquially refer to English or British people in general, ... 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. File:Duong_Tran_Hung_dao,_TL_954._Long_Châu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of the Mekong River are the dominant geographical features of the province. With the exception of the west, most of An Giang is fairly flat and is criss-crossed by many canals and small rivers. This terrain has led to An Giang being a significant agricultural center, producing significant quantities of rice. The Cấm Mountains, also known as the Thất Sơn range or the "Seven Mountains", are located in the western Tịnh Biên District. Followers of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition, founded in An Giang in 1849, refer to these mountains as ''Bửu Sơn'', "Precious Mountains". Administrative divisions An Giang is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions: * Districts: # An Phú: 2 towns and 12 rural communes # Châu Phú: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoa People
The Hoa people ( Vietnamese: ''Người Hoa'', or ) are citizens of Vietnam of full or partial Chinese origin. Chinese migration into Vietnam dates back millennia but most Hoa today derive their recent ancestral Chinese heritage from the 18th century, especially from southern Chinese provinces. They are an ethnic minority group in Vietnam and a part of the overseas Chinese community and can be found in the Americas. They may also be called "Chinese-Vietnamese" or "Chinese people living in/from Vietnam" by the Vietnamese, Chinese diaspora and Overseas Vietnamese. Historically, ancient Chinese brought cultural, religious and philosophical thought to Vietnam, where the Vietnamese gradually developed and adapted on its own. Beginning as early as the 19th century, the Hoa people were known during the French colonial rule for collaborating with the French in heavily exploiting and taking Vietnamese resources. Despite this, the Hoa community still exists in contemporary Vietnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
