Hậu Giang Province

Hậu Giang (listen) is a province located in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Vietnam. Vị Thanh is the capital.

"Hau Giang" redirects here. For the river, see Bassac River.
Hậu Giang Province

Tỉnh Hậu Giang
Province
Seal
Location of Hậu Giang within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
CapitalVị Thanh
Government
 • People's Council ChairHuỳnh Thanh Tạo
 • People's Committee ChairLữ Văn Hùng
Area
 • Total1,608 km2 (621 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total974,126
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesVietnamese, Hoa, Chăm, Khmer
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes293
ISO 3166 codeVN-73
Websitewww.haugiang.gov.vn

Until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the province included the city of Cần Thơ which was the provincial capital. In 1975, the province was renamed Cần Thơ Province, with the city of Cần Thơ still the capital. In late 2004, Cần Thơ and some surrounding cities became Cần Thơ Municipality (Thành Phố Cần Thơ). The remainder of Cần Thơ Province became Hậu Giang Province.

Hậu Giang has an industrial zone of 902 ha. There are 120 km of national roads: National Highway 61 (which leads to National Highway 1, going through Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

Administrative divisions

Hậu Giang is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions:

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townships), 54 communes, and eight wards.

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