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Can Tho Thành phố Cần Thơ
Municipalitiy
Nickname: "The capital of the West" (Vietnamese: Tây Đô)
Provincial map
Country	Vietnam
Area
• Total	1,389.6 km (536.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,121,000
• Density	807/km (2,090/sq mi)
Website	http://www.cantho.gov.vn/wps/portal/en

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Cần Thơ (listen) is Vietnam's fourth largest city, and the largest city in the Mekong delta. It is noted for its floating market, rice-paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals. It had a population of 1.1 million as of 2004, and is located on the south bank of the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong. In 2007, a large bridge collapsed killing 50 people, Vietnam's worst engineering disaster. In 2011, Can Tho International Airport opened. The name Can Tho is a shortened form of cầm thi giang, meaning "river of poems". The city is nicknamed the "western capital" (Tây Đô), and is located 169 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Can Tho’s climate is tropical and monsoonal with two seasons: rainy, from May to November; and dry, from December to April. Average annual humidity is 83%, rainfall 1,635 mm and temperature 27 °C.

Administrative system

The city is an independent municipality at the same level as provinces of Vietnam. It was created in the beginning of 2004 by a split of the former Cần Thơ Province into two new administrative units: Cần Thơ City and Hậu Giang Province.

Can Tho City is divided into nine districts:

• Ninh Kiều
• Bình Thủy
• Cái Răng
• Ô Môn
• Thốt Nốt
• Phong Điền
• Cờ Đỏ
• Vĩnh Thạnh
• Thới Lai

It borders the provinces of An Giang, Hậu Giang, Kiên Giang, Vĩnh Long and Đồng Tháp.

Transportation

Cần Thơ is connected to the rest of the country by National Road 1A and Cần Thơ International Airport. The city's bridge which is now completed, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in South East Asia. The 6-lane Saigon–Cần Thơ Exressway is being built in parts from Hồ Chí Minh City to Mỹ Tho. The hydrofoil express boat links this city with Saigon.

Tourism

The Mekong Delta is considered to be the “rice basket of Vietnam,” contributing more than 50% of the nation’s rice production. People say of Cần Thơ:

Cần Thơ gạo trắng nước trong, Ai đi đến đó lòng không muốn về.

Cần Thơ, white rice, pure water, All who come wish never to leave.

Cần Thơ City is famous for its floating markets, where people sell and buy things on the river, as well as the bird gardens and the port of Ninh Kiều. The city offers a wide range of tropical fruits such as pomelo, longan, jackfruit, mango and durian.

Education

Academic institutions in the city are Cần Thơ University, Cần Thơ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tây Đô University, Cần Thơ College, College of Foreign Economic Relations - Cần Thơ Branch, Medical College, The Economic and Technical College and Vocational College, with its well-known College of Agriculture and Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute.

Economy

After 120 years of development, the city now is the delta's most important centre of economics, culture, science and technology. It has a large freshwater port and two industrial parks.

Landmarks

References

1. Cần Thơ City government portal Template:Vi icon
2. ^ Vietnam: With Angkor Wat, (2012), p. 341.
3. "50 deaths in Can Tho bridge collapse", New Civil Engineer, 3 October, 2007
4. Frommmer's, p. 342.

External links

• Cần Thơ CouchSurfing Community
• Cần Thơ on Wikitravel

v t e Places adjacent to Cần Thơ
An Giang province Dong Thap province Can Tho Vinh Long province Kien Giang province Hau Giang province

Template:Vietnam

v t e Districts of the Mekong Delta
Cần Thơ city	Urban districts Bình Thủy Cái Răng Ninh Kiều Ô Môn Thốt Nốt Cờ Đỏ Phong Điền Thới Lai Vĩnh Thạnh
An Giang province	Châu Đốc city Long Xuyên city Tân Châu town An Phú Châu Phú Châu Thành Chợ Mới Phú Tân Thoại Sơn Tịnh Biên Tri Tôn
Bạc Liêu province	Bạc Liêu city Giá Rai town Đông Hải Hòa Bình Hồng Dân Phước Long Vĩnh Lợi
Bến Tre province	Bến Tre city Ba Tri Bình Đại Châu Thành Chợ Lách Giồng Trôm Mỏ Cày Bắc Mỏ Cày Nam Thạnh Phú
Cà Mau province	Cà Mau city Cái Nước Đầm Dơi Năm Căn Ngọc Hiển Phú Tân Thới Bình Trần Văn Thời U Minh
Đồng Tháp province	Cao Lãnh city Hồng Ngự city Sa Đéc city Cao Lãnh Châu Thành Hồng Ngự Lai Vung Lấp Vò Tân Hồng Tam Nông Thanh Bình Tháp Mười
Hậu Giang province	Ngã Bảy city Vị Thanh city Long Mỹ town Châu Thành Châu Thành A Long Mỹ Phụng Hiệp Vị Thủy
Kiên Giang province	Hà Tiên city Rạch Giá city Phú Quốc Island city An Biên An Minh Châu Thành Giang Thành Giồng Riềng Gò Quao Hòn Đất Kiên Hải Island Kiên Lương Tân Hiệp U Minh Thượng Vĩnh Thuận
Long An province	Tân An city Kiến Tường town Bến Lức Cần Đước Cần Giuộc Châu Thành Đức Hòa Đức Huệ Mộc Hóa Tân Hưng Tân Thạnh Tân Trụ Thạnh Hóa Thủ Thừa Vĩnh Hưng
Sóc Trăng province	Sóc Trăng city Ngã Năm town Vĩnh Châu town Châu Thành Cù Lao Dung Kế Sách Long Phú Mỹ Tú Mỹ Xuyên Thạnh Trị Trần Đề
Tiền Giang province	Mỹ Tho city Cai Lậy town Gò Công town Cái Bè Cai Lậy Châu Thành Chợ Gạo Gò Công Đông Gò Công Tây Tân Phú Đông Tân Phước
Trà Vinh province	Trà Vinh city Duyên Hải town Càng Long Cầu Kè Cầu Ngang Châu Thành Duyên Hải Tiểu Cần Trà Cú
Vĩnh Long province	Vĩnh Long city Bình Minh town Bình Tân Long Hồ Mang Thít Tam Bình Trà Ôn Vũng Liêm
denotes provincial seat.

10°02′N 105°47′E / 10.033°N 105.783°E / 10.033; 105.783

• Can Tho
• Populated places in Can Tho Province
• District capitals in Vietnam
• Populated places on the Mekong River
• Mekong Delta
• Cities in Vietnam