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Vị Thanh

Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E / 9.783°N 105.467°E / 9.783; 105.467
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Vị Thanh
Thành phố Vị Thanh
Vị Thanh City
Vị Thanh downtown
Vị Thanh downtown
Nickname: 
Tây sông Hậu City
Location in Hậu Giang Province
Vị Thanh is located in Vietnam
Vị Thanh
Vị Thanh
Location of Vị Thanh in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E / 9.783°N 105.467°E / 9.783; 105.467
Country Vietnam
ProvinceHậu Giang
Government
 • Chairman of People's CommitteeHuỳnh Thanh Phong
 • Chairman of the People's CouncilTrần Quốc Khởi
 • SecretaryNguyễn Hữu Tình
Area
 • City (Class-3)118.86 km2 (45.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • City (Class-3)104,244
 • Density672/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
 • Urban
50,844 (68%)
Websitevithanh.haugiang.gov.vn

Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020.

Population

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Vị Thanh city has an area of 118.67 km², the population as of April 1, 2019, is 73,322 people, of which: the urban population is 44,164 people (60%), rural population is 29,158 people (40%), population density reaches 618 people/km².[1]

Commune-level administrative unit Ward I Ward III Ward IV Ward V Ward VII Hỏa Lựu
Commune
Hỏa Tiến
Commune
Tân Tiến
Commune
Vị Tân
Commune
Acreage (km²) 0,75 13,55 7,97 7,91 6,21 17,39 23,81 21,95 22,97
Population 5.628 10.703 12.754 7.270 7.809 6.862 4.263 7.060 11.027
Population density 8.602 km² 792 km² 1.633 km² 905 km² 1.289 km² 433 km² 212 km² 396 km² 487 km²
Number of administrative units 4 areas 6 areas 7 areas 5 areas 5 areas 6 hamlets 5 hamlets 6 hamlets 9 hamlets
Founded year 1999 1999 1999 1999 2003 1991 1979 2006 1978
Source: Commune-level population in Vị Thanh city in 2019[2]
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References

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  1. ^ Hữu Nghị (September 18, 2019). "tựa đề= Thành phố Vị Thanh tổng kết điều tra dân số và nhà ở năm 2019". Báo Hậu Giang Online (in Vietnamese).
  2. ^ Cổng thông tin điện tử thành phố Vị Thanh. "Dân số đến 31 tháng 12 năm 2019 - thành phố Vị Thanh, tỉnh Hậu Giang" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

9°47′N 105°28′E / 9.783°N 105.467°E / 9.783; 105.467