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Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ

Coordinates: 9°59′57″N 105°39′35″E / 9.99917°N 105.65972°E / 9.99917; 105.65972
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Phong Điền District
Huyện Phong Điền
Overlooking Phong Điền town
Overlooking Phong Điền town
Map
Country Vietnam
ProvinceCần Thơ
Area
 • Total
46 sq mi (119 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
123,136
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Phong Điền is a rural district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 102,621.[1] As of 2018, the population had risen to 123,126. The district covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi).[1] Phong Điền was established by Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004. To the east it borders Ninh Kiều District and Cái Răng District, and to the west it borders Hậu Giang Province and Bình Thủy District.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one town, Phong Điền (753.82 ha, 11,852 people (2007)), with municipal status, and 6 communes:

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

9°59′57″N 105°39′35″E / 9.99917°N 105.65972°E / 9.99917; 105.65972