Bạc Liêu Province

Bạc Liêu Province Tỉnh Bạc Liêu
Province
Bạc Liêu windpower farm
Location of Bạc Liêu within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°15′N 105°45′E / 9.250°N 105.750°E / 9.250; 105.750Coordinates: 9°15′N 105°45′E / 9.250°N 105.750°E / 9.250; 105.750
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Bạc Liêu
Area[1]
• Total	2,468.7 km2 (953.2 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	877,300
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, others
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code	781
ISO 3166 code	VN-55
Website	www.baclieu.gov.vn

Bạc Liêu Province ( listen) is a province of Vietnam. It is a coastal province, and is situated in the Mekong Delta region of the southern part of the country.

Administrative divisions

Bạc Liêu is subdivided into 7 district-level sub-divisions:

• 6 districts:

• 1 provincial city:
  • Bạc Liêu (capital)

They are further subdivided into 7 commune-level towns (or townlets), 50 communes, and 7 wards.

Geography

Bạc Liêu is generally thought of as being in the Mekong Delta, although it is actually located slightly to the south of the Mekong's main outflows. Bạc Liêu is around 100 km south of Cần Thơ, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.

Economy

The most important parts of Bạc Liêu's economy are rice farming, fishing, food processing, and clothing manufacturing.

History

After the Fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bạc Liêu Province and Cà Mau Province were merged into one new entity called Minh Hải Province. Although it is located in Vietnam, many years ago this land was a part of the Khmer Empire which ruled most of Indochina many centuries ago. It is still home to many ethnic Khmer people. In 1996, Minh Hai Province was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bạc Liêu Province and the southwest becoming Cà Mau Province.

Culture

Vọng cổ, an important song in the traditional music of southern Vietnam, was composed in Bạc Liêu around 1918 or 1919.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bac Lieu Province.

• Official website

	Kiên Giang Province	Hậu Giang Province	Sóc Trăng Province
	Cà Mau Province		East Sea
		Bạc Liêu Province
	Cà Mau Province	East Sea	East Sea

Bạc Liêu Province
Capital: Bạc Liêu
Đông Hải District	Gành Hào An Trạch A Long Điền Tây Long Điền Đông Long Điền Đông A Điền Hải Định Thành A Định Thành
Giá Rai District	Giá Rai Hộ Phòng Phong Thạnh Phong Thạnh Đông Phong Tân Tân Phong Phong Thạnh Phong Thạnh Đông A Phong Thạnh Tây Tân Thạnh
Hòa Bình District	Hòa Bình Minh Diệu Vĩnh Bình Vĩnh Mỹ A Vĩnh Mỹ B Vĩnh Thịnh Vĩnh Hậu Vĩnh Hậu A
Hồng Dân District	Ngan Dừa Vĩnh Lộc Ninh Thạnh Lợi Lộc Ninh Ninh Hoà Ninh Quới Ninh Quới A
Phước Long District	Phước Long Phong Thạnh Tây A Phong Thạnh Tây B Vĩnh Phú Đông Vĩnh Phú Tây Hưng Phú Vĩnh Thanh Phuoc Long
Vĩnh Lợi District	Châu Hưng Châu Hưng A Hưng Thành Hưng Hội Châu Thới Vĩnh Hưng Vĩnh Hưng A Long Thạnh