Place:Hau Giang, Vietnam

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NameHau Giang
Alt namesHau Giangsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 692-693; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) V, 749
Hậu Giangsource: Wikipedia
Hậu Giang Provincesource: Wikipedia
Ĥạu Giangsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates9.667°N 105.833°E
Located inVietnam     (1976 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Can Tho
Khánh Hưng
K̂é Sách
Lịch Ĥọi Thưong
Phụng Hîẹp
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Hậu Giang is a province located in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Vietnam. Vị Thanh is the capital.

Until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the province included the city of Cần Thơ which was the provincial capital. 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 902 ha. There are 120 km of national roads: National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1, going through Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

An estimated 80% of the province will be underwater following a sea level rise relative to the current land elevation, which is subsiding over time.

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