Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in

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. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in

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. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to

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Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to

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), and water connections by

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and river to the Hậu River. Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020.

Population

Vị Thanh city has an area of 118.67 km², the population as of April 1, 2019, is 73,322 people, of which: the urban population is 44,164 people (60%), rural population is 29,158 people (40%), population density reaches 618 people/km².

Gallery

File:Nhà thờ Vị Hưng.jpg , Vị Hưng Church next to Xà No River in Vị Thanh city.

References

Communes of Cần Thơ Populated places in Cần Thơ Districts of Hậu Giang province Populated places in Hậu Giang province Provincial capitals in Vietnam Cities in Vietnam {{HauGiang-geo-stub