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Hậu Giang

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Hậu Giang

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Also known as Hau Giang

former province in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam

Key facts

Country
Vietnam
Region
Mekong Delta
Capital
Vị Thanh
People s council chair
Trần Văn Huyến
People s committee chair
Đồng Văn Thanh
Total
1,622.23 km (626.35 sq mi)
Density
615.13/km (1,593.2/sq mi)
Ethnicities
Vietnamese , Hoa , Chăm , Khmer
Time zone
UTC+7 ( ICT )
Iso 3166 code
VN-73
Hdi 2020
0.693 , ( 41th )
Website
www .haugiang .gov .vn

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Vietnam
Located in
Vietnam
Contains
Vị Thủy
Capital
Vị Thanh
Population
729470
Area
1622.23
Elevation
1
Shares border with
Sóc Trăng
Official website
www.haugiang.gov.vn
Image
Tháp Đồng Hồ ở Vị Thanh.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Hậu Giang province
Commons category
Hau Giang
language used
Khmer
urban population
204990
rural population
524480
postal code
95000–95999
merged into
Cần Thơ
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2025-06-12
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Encyclopedic overview

Hậu Giang was a former province located in the Mekong Delta region in the southern part of Vietnam. Vị Thanh is the capital. It was dissolved and merged with Cần Thơ on 12 June 2025.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hậu Giang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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