Bình Thủy District

Bình Thủy District
Quận Bình Thủy
Urban district
Country  Vietnam
Province Cần Thơ
Area
 • Total 27 sq mi (69 km2)
Population (2003)
 • Total 87,665
Time zone UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Bình Thủy is a district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. His Khmer name is Kâmpoul Meas (កំពូលមាស).[1] As of 2003 the district had a population of 87,665.[2] The district covers an area of 69 km².[2]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 8 wards (phường):

  • Trà Nóc: 712 ha, 10,513 people (2007)
  • Trà An: 565,67 ha, 5,339 people (2007)
  • An Thới: 384,83 ha, 14,445 people (2007)
  • Bùi Hữu Nghĩa: 637,12 ha, 11,185 people (2007)
  • Thới An Đông: 1.167,56 ha, 9,438 people (2004)
  • Bình Thuỷ
  • Long Tuyền: 1.413,55 ha, 13,250 people (2004)
  • Long Hoà: 1.395,08 ha, 13,471 people (2004).

Notable landmarks

  • Đình Bình Thủy
  • Long Quang Pagoda

References

  1. ↑ សទ្ទានុក្រមខេមរយានកម្មបារាំង-ខ្មែរ, ភ្នំពេញ ក្រសួងអប់រំជាតិ វិទ្យាស្ថានខេមរយានកម្ម គ.ស. ១៩៧៣, ទំព័រ ៣៨៩ ។
  2. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

Coordinates: 10°03′42″N 105°43′17″E / 10.06167°N 105.72139°E / 10.06167; 105.72139


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