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(Redirected from Cần Giờ District) District in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cần Giờ district Huyện Cần Giờ
District
Official seal of Cần Giờ districtSeal
Cần Giờ in the metropolitan area of HCMCCần Giờ in the metropolitan area of HCMC
Cần Giờ district is located in VietnamCần Giờ districtCần Giờ district
Coordinates: 10°30′43″N 106°52′50″E / 10.51194°N 106.88056°E / 10.51194; 106.88056
Country Vietnam
Centrally governed cityHo Chi Minh City
SeatCần Thạnh Town
Divisions1 township (thị trấn), 6 communes (xã)
Area
 • Total704 km (272 sq mi)
Population
 • Total71,526
 • Density100/km (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Websitecangio.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam.

The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2019, the district had an area of 704,45 km² and population of 71,526. 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. The district is bordered on the West by the Soai Rap river, which currently connects through the Binh Khanh Ferry Terminal, with plans to construct the Cần Giờ Bridge.

Administration

Cần Giờ district includes the town of Cần Thạnh and six communes:

  • Bình Khánh
  • An Thới Đông
  • Tam Thôn Hiệp
  • Thạnh An
  • Lý Nhơn
  • Long Hòa

References

  1. rever.vn. "Đánh giá thị trường bất động sản khu vực Cần Giờ T11/2024". rever.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. Huy, Bùi Đức; maisonoffice.vn (2023-11-22). "Bản đồ Huyện Cần Giờ TPHCM [Cập nhật mới nhất]". Maison Office (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. "Work on Can Gio Bridge to start in 2022". The Saigon Times. June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Municipal city HCMC
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Districts of Southeast Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Bình Dương province
Bình Phước province
Đồng Nai province
Tây Ninh province
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