Bình Thủy District
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Bình Thủy is a district of
Cần Thơ Cần Thơ () is the List of cities in Vietnam, 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 ...
in the
Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta ( or simply ), also known as the Western Region () or South-western region (), is the list of regions of Vietnam, region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong, Mekong River River delta, approaches and empties into the sea th ...
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 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. Notable people with the name include: * Bùi ...
: 637.12 ha, 11,185 people (2007) *Thới An Đông: 1,167.56 ha, 9,438 people (2004) *Bình Thuỷ *
Long Tuyền 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 ...
: 1,413.55 ha, 13,250 people (2004) *Long Hoà: 1,395.08 ha, 13,471 people (2004).


Notable landmarks

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Đình Bình Thủy Đình (Chữ Hán: 亭 or 庭) or Vietnamese communal houses 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 pla ...
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Long Quang Pagoda Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensu ...


References

Districts of Cần Thơ {{CanTho-geo-stub