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On March 11, 1977, districts Văn Giang (North) and Yên Mỹ (South) have been merged to become Văn Yên rural district (文安縣, huyện Văn Yên). On February 24, 1979, Văn Yên was dissolved. 9 Văn Giang communes and 5 Yên Mỹ communes were merged into Khoái Châu to become Châu Giang rural district (州江縣, huyện Châu Giang).
The district is divided into the following communes: An Minh, Đông Thạnh, Tân Thạnh, Thuận Hoà, Vân Khánh Đông, Vân Khánh Tây, Vân Khánh, Đông Hưng, Đông Hưng A, Đông Hưng B and Đông Hoà.
Long Xuyên is home to An Giang University and the Long Xuyên Teacher's Training College. An Giang University is the second largest university in the Mekong Delta with over 10,000 students enrolled in 2021. There are three main high schools in Long Xuyên city: Thoại Ngọc Hầu, Bình Khánh and Long Xuyên. Thoại Ngọc Hầu high ...
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An Giang first became a province in 1832, having been settled by the Vietnamese migrants moving southwards in search of new land. It is believed that An Giang was once an important center of the 1st millennium Óc Eo culture, presumably owing to its position on the river. Traditionally, An Giang has been known for its silk industry.
Kiên Giang is bordered with An Giang province in the northeast, Cần Thơ and Hậu Giang provinces in the east, Bạc Liêu province in the southeast and Cà Mau province in the south, and Kampot province of Cambodia (with the 33 mi (53 km) border) in the west, and the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest (with the 124 mi (200 km) coast).
Tân Châu was formed in 1757. Tân Châu District was the largest province of Châu Đốc, but was divided in 1929 (with Hong Ngự District) and 1968 (separated from part of Tân Phú district). Tân Châu district is now a separate district part of An Giang Province. It was upgraded to town status in 2009 and has a population of 141,211. [3]
Bắc Giang is a province of Vietnam, located in the Northeast region of the country, and situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the east of Hanoi.The province covers 3,895.89 km 2 (1,504.21 sq mi), [2] and, as of 2023, its population was 1,922,740 people.