Place:Can Tho, Hau Giang, Vietnam

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NameCan Tho
Alt namesCan-thosource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-30
C̀ân Thơsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Cần Thơsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates10.033°N 105.783°E
Located inHau Giang, Vietnam
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Cần Thơ also written as Can Tho or Cantho (: , : ) is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam.

It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals.[1] It has a population of around 1,282,300 as of 2018, and is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, a distributary of the Mekong River. In 2007, about 50 people died when the Cần Thơ Bridge collapsed, causing Vietnam's worst engineering disaster. In 2011, Cần Thơ International Airport opened.

The city is nicknamed the "western capital" (Vietnamese is ), and is located from Hồ Chí Minh City.

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