U Minh district
U Minh district
Huyện U Minh | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Cà Mau province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Cà Mau |
| Capital | U Minh |
| Area | |
• District | 295 sq mi (764 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• District | 100,876 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| • Urban | 7,106 |
| • Rural | 93,770 |
| Time zone | UTC 07:00 (Indochina Time) |
U Minh is a rural district (huyện) of Cà Mau province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 100,876.[1][2] The district covers an area of 764 square kilometres (295 sq mi). The district capital lies at U Minh.[2]
It is located on Vietnam's western coast on the Cà Mau Peninsula, abutting the Gulf of Thailand. It is bordered by the districts of U Minh Thượng district to the north in Kiên Giang province, Trần Văn Thời to the south and Thới Bình to the east.
The terrain is mostly flat, salty floodplains.
Divisions
[edit]The district is subdivided into 8 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of U Minh and the rural communes of Nguyễn Phích, Khánh Hội, Khánh Hòa, Khánh Tiến, Khánh Thuận, Khánh Lâm and Khánh An.
References
[edit]- ^ "U Minh (District, Cà Mau, Vietnam) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
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