Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ

District in Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Phong Điền district
Huyện Phong Điền
Overlooking Phong Điền town
Overlooking Phong Điền town
Official seal of Phong Điền district
Seal
Country Vietnam
ProvinceCần Thơ
Area
 • Total46 sq mi (119 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total123,136
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Phong Điền is a rural district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 102,621.[1] As of 2018, the population had risen to 123,126. The district covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi).[1] Phong Điền was established by Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004. To the east it borders Ninh Kiều district and Cái Răng district, and to the west it borders Hậu Giang province and Bình Thủy district.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one town, Phong Điền (753.82 ha, 11,852 people (2007)), with municipal status, and 6 communes:

  • Nhơn Ái: 1,559.5 ha, 15,031 people (2007)
  • Nhơn Nghĩa
  • Tân Thới
  • Giai Xuân
  • Mỹ Khánh
  • Trường Long

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
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Districts of the Mekong Delta
Cần Thơ city
An Giang provinceBạc Liêu provinceBến Tre provinceCà Mau provinceĐồng Tháp provinceHậu Giang provinceKiên Giang provinceLong An provinceSóc Trăng provinceTiền Giang provinceTrà Vinh provinceVĩnh Long province
denotes provincial seat.

9°59′57″N 105°39′35″E / 9.99917°N 105.65972°E / 9.99917; 105.65972

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