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Mỹ Tho was founded in the 1680s by Chinese refugees fleeing China after the fall of remnants of the Southern Ming to the Qing dynasty in 1683. The city is named after the Mỹ Tho River. In chữ Hán, the name is given as 美 萩 (literally, beautiful tree). [5] Due to its proximity to Saigon, Mỹ Tho was the traditional gateway to the ...
The provinces are divided into provincial cities (thành phố thuộc tỉnh), ... Mỹ Tho: 2,510.61 1,898,000 [66] 703 14 0.770 3,781.77 Trà Vinh province: 60
Mỹ Tho City, acting the leading role of socioeconomic and politic center of Tiền Giang, is the major junction of education, culture and tourism for nearby provinces. The city is 70 kilometres (43 mi) away from Ho Chi Minh City to the south and 90 kilometres (56 mi) away from Cần Thơ City to the east. [7]
The Mỹ Tho River (Vietnamese: Sông Mỹ Tho) is a river of Vietnam. It flows for 45.3 kilometres (28.1 mi) through Bến Tre Province and Tiền Giang Province. [1]
Châu Đốc is a city in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2019, the city had a population of 101,765, and cover an area of 105.29 square kilometres (40.65 sq mi).
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh) and 5 municipalities (Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. [1] Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to a province.
Today, Cần Thơ is connected to the rest of the country by National Route 1A and Cần Thơ International Airport. The city's bridge, which is now completed, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. The six-lane Saigon–Cần Thơ Expressway is being built in parts [clarification needed] from Hồ Chí Minh City to Mỹ Tho.
The Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam (Vietnamese: Nam Kỳ Lục tỉnh, 南圻六省 or just Lục tỉnh, 六省) is a historical name for the region of Southern Vietnam, which is referred to in French as Basse-Cochinchine (Lower Cochinchina). [1]