Trần Văn Thời District

Trần Văn Thời is a rural district (huyện) of Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 191,718.[1] The area spans 700 km². The district capital lies at Trần Văn Thời.[1]

Trần Văn Thời District

Huyện Trần Văn Thời
Districts of Cà Mau Province
Country Vietnam
ProvinceCà Mau
CapitalTrần Văn Thời
Area
  Total300 sq mi (700 km2)
Population
 (2018)
  Total193,140
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Trần Văn Thời is located on the western coast of the province and borders the Gulf of Thailand, the districts of U Minh to the north and Phú Tân to the south, and Cà Mau City to the east.

The Ông Đốc river flows through the district into the sea.

The main industries in the district are fishing and agro-forestry. This includes fisheries and aquaculture in the sea. Farm forestry is mainly growing grain, rice and vegetables.

Divisions

The district is divided into the following communes:

Trần Văn Thời, Sông Đốc, Khánh Bình Tây Bắc, Khánh Bình Tây, Trần Hợi, Khánh Bình, Khánh Hưng, Khánh Bình Đông, Khánh Hải, Lợi An, Phong Lạc, Phong Điền and Khánh Lộc.

References

  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.


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