Hậu Giang province

"Hau Giang" redirects here. For the river, see Bassac River.

Hậu Giang is a province located in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Vietnam. Vị Thanh is the capital.

Hậu Giang
Province
Asia Clock Tower in the centre of Vị Thanh city
Seal
Location of Hậu Giang in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Vị Thanh
Government
• People's Council Chair	Trần Văn Huyến
• People's Committee Chair	Đồng Văn Thanh
Area [1]
• Total	1,622.23 km2 (626.35 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	1,028,300
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Hoa, Chăm, Khmer
GDP[2]
• Total	VND 29.763 trillion US$ 1.293 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	293
ISO 3166 code	VN-73
HDI (2020)	0.693[3] (41th)
Website	www.haugiang.gov.vn

History

Former seal

Nàng Mau town, Vị Thủy district

Until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the province included the city of Cần Thơ which was the provincial capital. In 1975, the province was renamed Cần Thơ province, with the city of Cần Thơ still the capital. In late 2004, Cần Thơ and some surrounding cities became Cần Thơ municipality (Thành Phố Cần Thơ). The remainder of Cần Thơ province became Hậu Giang province.

Hậu Giang has an industrial zone of 902 ha. There are 120 km of national roads: National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1, going through Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

An estimated 80% of the province will be underwater following a 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) sea level rise relative to the current land elevation, which is subsiding over time.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Hậu Giang is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

• 5 districts:
  • Châu Thành
  • Châu Thành A
  • Long Mỹ
  • Phụng Hiệp
  • Vị Thủy

• 1 district-level town:
  • Long Mỹ
• 2 provincial cities:
  • Vị Thanh (capital)
  • Ngã Bảy

They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townships), 51 communes, and 13 wards.

Gallery

• 
  In the Chương Thiện Victory Monument in Ward 5, Vi Thanh city.
• 
  Clock Tower in the center of Vị Thanh City.
• 
  The welcome gate of Hậu Giang province, located in the town of Cái Tắc.
• 
  On National Highway 61, the section passing Cái Tắc town market.

References

1. Biểu số 4.6: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long năm 2022 [Table 4.6: Current land use status in the Mekong Delta in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
2. "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Hậu Giang năm 2018" (PDF). UBND tỉnh Hậu Giang. Retrieved 10 May 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Human Development Index by province(*) by Cities, provincies and Year". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
4. Minderhoud, P. S. J.; Coumou, L.; Erkens, G.; Middelkoop, H.; Stouthamer, E. (2019). "Mekong delta much lower than previously assumed in sea-level rise impact assessments". Nature Communications. 10 (1): 3847. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11602-1. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 6713785. PMID 31462638.

External links

• Official website