Châu Thành A district

Chau Thanh A District Huyện Châu Thành A
District
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Province	Hậu Giang
Population  (2004)
• Total	163,357
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Châu Thành A is a rural district (huyện) of Hậu Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. In the wake of Government Decree 64/2000/ND-CP on November 6, 2000, Châu Thành A district, formerly of Cần Thơ, was reestablished by removing 22.139 km2 of land and 163,357 people from Châu Thành. At the time, Châu Thành A had eight administrative units, being Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.

By Government Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004, Châu Thành A district acquired 5.31 km2 and 6339 people from neighbouring Tân Phú Thạnh district to form the newly created Cai Rang, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa and Trường Long communes.

Divisions

The district is divided into communes:

Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.