Cần Giờ District
Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam.
Cần Giờ District
Huyện Cần Giờ | |
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 Seal | |
Cần Giờ in the metropolitan area of HCMC | |
  Cần Giờ District Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°30′43″N 106°52′50″E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | Cần Thạnh Town |
| Divisions | 1 township (thị trấn), 6 communes (xã) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 704 km2 (272 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 74,960 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | cangio.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2010, the district had an area of 704 km² and population of 70,697,[1] comprising Kinh people (80%), Khmer Krom and Cham people. Cần Giờ is home to Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.
Geographical location
Cần Giờ borders Nhà Bè District to the north, Long An and Tiền Giang provinces to the west, Đồng Nai Province to the northeast, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province to the southeast, and the East Sea to the south.
Administration
Cần Giờ district includes the town of Cần Thạnh and six communes:
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References
- "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
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| Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province | ||
| Bình Dương Province |
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| Bình Phước Province |
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| Đồng Nai Province | ||
| Tây Ninh Province |
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※ denotes provincial seat | ||
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