Ngã Bảy

Ngã Bảy is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

of Hậu Giang Province in the

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region of

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. With a population of 101,192 (2017), it is the biggest city of Hau Giang, surpassing the capital Vi Thanh. It was originally part of Phụng Hiệp District. In 2005, it was split from Phụng Hiệp and was originally named Tân Hiệp, but was met with objections from locals. In late 2006, it was renamed Ngã Bảy, after a popular market in the district. It has a population of 61,024 and an area of 78.9493 km² (2005). It is administratively subdivided into 4 ''

phường Ward () is a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam. It has equal status with township and commune. As of 13 December 2023, Vietnam has a total of 1,780 wards. According to hierarchy of Vietnamese administrative unit, Wards are subordinate ...

'' (urban wards) (Hiệp Lợi, Hiệp Thành, Lái Hiếu and Ngã Bảy) and 2 ''

xã A commune () is a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam. It is divided into 11,162 units along with wards and townships, which have an equal status. Communes have a lower status than provincial cities, towns or districts. This subdivision ...

'' (rural communes) (Đại Thành and Tân Thành). "''Ngã Bảy''" means "''The Seven-way Intersection''" in Vietnamese. Ngã Bảy city is the meeting place of seven

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( Cái Côn, Quản Lộ - Phụng Hiệp, Lái Hiếu,

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, Mương Lộ, Xẻo Dong, Xẻo Môn) and is also an important waterway traffic hub in the Mekong Delta. Ngã Bảy is 30 km from

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, 30 km from the city of

Sóc Trăng Sóc Trăng (; ) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Sóc Trăng Province. It was upgraded from a town (thị xã) to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007. History During the French colonial period, on December 20 ...

and 40 km from the provincial capital

Vị Thanh Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It h ...

. Ngã Bảy borders

Sóc Trăng Province Sóc Trăng (, ) was a former province in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of and has a population of approximately 1,213,400. Etymology Sóc Trăng was known as Ba Xuyên du ...

to the east, Phụng Hiệp to the west and south and Châu Thành District to the north. Ngã Bảy is more than 70 km from

by highway, but it is conveniently located for economic developments. It lies on

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and lies between the regional towns of

and

. From 1915, Phụng Hiệp floating market was formed at the intersection of seven different rivers. The town of Tân Hiệp was established by Government Decree 98/2005/ND-CP, issued on July 26, 2005, which divided the district of Phụng Hiệp into the new town of Tân Hiệp and Phụng Hiệp district. The new name came as a shock to the locals, who protested against it. Communes of Cần Thơ Districts of Hậu Giang province Cities in Vietnam {{HauGiang-geo-stub