Bạc Liêu was a former
province
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of
Vietnam
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. It is a coastal province, and is situated in the
Mekong Delta
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region of the southern part of the country.
On June 12th, 2025, Bạc Liêu was incorporated into
Cà Mau province
Cà Mau is a Provinces of Vietnam, province of Vietnam, named after Cà Mau, its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 63 provinces. It is bordered to the north by Kiên Giang p ...
.
Administrative divisions
Bạc Liêu is subdivided into seven district-level sub-divisions:
* 5 districts:
:*
Đông Hải
:*
Hòa Binh
:*
Hồng Dân
:*
Phước Long
:*
Vĩnh Lợi
* 1 district-level town:
:*
Giá Rai
* 1 provincial city:
**
Bạc Liêu (capital)
They are further subdivided into seven commune-level towns (or townlets), 50 communes, and seven wards.
Geography
Bạc Liêu is located on
Mekong Delta
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, although it is actually located slightly to the south of the
Mekong
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's main outflows. Bạc Liêu is around south of
Cần Thơ, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.
Economy
The most important parts of Bạc Liêu's economy are rice farming, fishing, food processing, and clothing manufacturing.
History
Bạc Liêu Province was established on December 20, 1899, and officially became an administrative unit on January 1, 1900.
On October 22, 1956, Bạc Liêu Province was dissolved and merged into Ba Xuyen Province. On September 8, 1964, Bạc Liêu Province was re-established.
After the Fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bạc Liêu province and
Cà Mau province
Cà Mau is a Provinces of Vietnam, province of Vietnam, named after Cà Mau, its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 63 provinces. It is bordered to the north by Kiên Giang p ...
were merged into one new entity called
Minh Hải province.
In 1996, Minh Hải province was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bạc Liêu province and the southwest becoming Cà Mau province.
Bac Lieu is renowned for its community of Teochew Chinese.
Culture
Vọng cổ, an important song in the traditional music of southern Vietnam, was composed in Bạc Liêu around 1918 or 1919.
Referring to Bac Lieu, many people immediately think of the homeland of Prince Bac Lieu (Công Tử Bạc Liêu) Trần Trinh Huy also called Ba Huy, or the Black Prince – was a famous player not only in Bac Lieu but even in Saigon and the South of Vietnam during the 1930s and 1940s.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bac Lieu Province
Former provinces of Vietnam