Cần Thơ
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Cần Thơ, also written as Can Tho or Cantho (standard Vietnamese: [kən˨˩ tʰəː˧˧], Southern: [kʌŋ˨˩ tʰəː]), is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam.[5][6]
Cần Thơ | |
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City of Cần Thơ Thành phố Cần Thơ | |
Nickname: Western Metropolis (Tây Đô) | |
Coordinates: 10°02′N 105°47′E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Region | Mekong Delta |
Founded | 1789 |
Seat | Ninh Kiều |
Subdivision | 5 urban districts, 4 rural districts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality (Class-1) |
• Body | Cần Thơ People's Council |
• Secretary of the Party | Lê Quang Mạnh |
• Chairman of People's Council | Phạm Văn Hiểu |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Trần Việt Trường |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,440.40 km2 (556.14 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,258,876 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 894,500 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Vietnamese[3] | 97.47% |
• Khmer | 1.59% |
• Hoa | 0.88% |
• Others | 0.06% |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Postal code | 90xxxx |
Area codes | 292 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-CT |
License plate | 65 |
GRP (Nominal) | 2022[4] |
- Total | US$5.42 billion |
- Per capita | US$4.409 |
Climate | Aw |
International airports | Can Tho International Airport |
Website | cantho.gov.vn |
It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals.[6] It has a population of around 1,282,300 as of 2018,[7] and is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, a distributary of the Mekong River. In 2007, about 50 people died when the Cần Thơ Bridge collapsed, causing Vietnam's worst engineering disaster.[8] In 2011, Cần Thơ International Airport opened.[9]
The city is nicknamed the "Western Metropolis" (Tây Đô / 西都), and is located 169 kilometres (105 miles) from Hồ Chí Minh City.