Long Xuyên

Long Xuyên is a capital city of An Giang Province, in the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam. It is located at approximately 10°22′60″N 105°25′0″E
, 1950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the boundary with Cambodia. The population of Long Xuyen city is over 300,000 (2007), with an area of only 130 square km.

Long Xuyen is the second most prosperous town in southwestern Vietnam, just after Can Tho city.

Economy

Long Xuyen is a very developed city in merchandising (mainly in rice-trading) and processing fish industry (such as basa fish) with more than 6 plants and 10,000 workers.

In 2000 (?) the fishers in southern United States sued the Vietnamese farmers for seeling "ca ba sa" as catfish.

Education

An Giang University is the second largest university in the Mekong Delta. There are many good student and teacher who are studying in here

Culture

Long Xuyên is the center of the Hoa Hao religion. Long Xuyen is the place where has a lot of religions such as Christianity, Buddism,

Long Xuyen was agreed as a city in 2001

Notable residents

• Nguyen Ngoc Tho, vice-president of the Republic of Vietnam (before April 30, 1975)
• Ton Duc Thang, famous Communist, ex-President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; later became the first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• Nguyen Hien Le, writer
• Ta Minh Tam, artist
• Duc Tuan, singer
• Phuong Trinh, singer
• Vo Tong Xuan, agronomist and former rector of An Giang University
• Le Minh Tung, Vice-Chairman of An Giang province and current rector of An Giang University
• Do Tran Anh-Minh,Handsome teacher.
• DH8D,is a good class in An Giang University
• Nguyen Son Binh, a stupid student in 8D2

• Ung Hoang Phuc is good singer, he was born in Cho Moi district