Hậu Giang province

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

Hậu Giang Province Tỉnh Hậu Giang
Province
Nickname:  Posterior River
Location of Hậu Giang within Vietnam
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Vị Thanh
Government
• People's Council Chair	Huỳnh Minh Chắc
• People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Văn Thắng
Area
• Total	1,608 km2 (621 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	772,000
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Hoa, Chăm, Khmer
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code	71
ISO 3166 code	VN-73
Website	www.haugiang.gov.vn

Hậu Giang () is a province of Vietnam, in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of that country. Vị Thanh is the capital.

Until 1975, the province of Hậu Giang included the city of Cần Thơ; that city was the capital of the province. 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 880,000 m² (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hau River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hau River.

Administrative divisions

Hậu Giang is subdivided into 7 district-level sub-divisions:

• 5 districts:

• • Châu Thành
  • Châu Thành A
  • Long Mỹ
  • Phụng Hiệp
  • Vị Thủy

• 1 district-level town:
  • Ngã Bảy
• 1 provincial city:
  • Vị Thanh (capital)

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townships), 54 communes, and 8 wards.

External links

• Official website