Bạc Liêu Province

Bạc Liêu Province Tỉnh Bạc Liêu
Province
Vietnamese transcription(s)
• Quốc ngữ	Tỉnh Bạc Liêu
• Chữ Nôm	省薄遼
Location of Bạc Liêu within Vietnam
Coordinates:
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Bạc Liêu
Area
• Total	2,468.7 km2 (953.2 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	877,300
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa, Chăm
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Calling code	781
ISO 3166 code	VN-55
Website	www.baclieu.gov.vn

Bạc Liêu Province (<phonos file="Bac Lieu.ogg">listen</phonos>) is a province of Vietnam. It is a coastal province, and is situated in the Mekong Delta region of the southern part of the country.

Administrative divisions

Bạc Liêu is subdivided into 7 district-level sub-divisions:

• 6 districts:

• Đông Hải
• Giá Rai
• Hòa Binh
• Hồng Dân
• Phước Long
• Vĩnh Lợi

• 1 provincial city:
  • Bạc Liêu (capital)

They are further subdivided into 7 commune-level towns (or townlets), 50 communes, and 7 wards.

Geography

Bạc Liêu is generally thought of as being in the Mekong Delta, although it is actually located slightly to the south of the Mekong's main outflows. Bạc Liêu is around 100 km south of Cần Thơ, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.

Economy

The most important parts of Bạc Liêu's economy are rice farming, fishing, food processing, and clothing manufacturing.

History

After the Fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bạc Liêu Province and Cà Mau Province were merged into one new entity called Minh Hải Province. Although it is located in Vietnam, many years ago this land was a part of the Khmer Empire which ruled most of Indochina many centuries ago. It is still home to many ethnic Khmer people. In 1996, Minh Hai Province was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bạc Liêu Province and the southwest becoming Cà Mau Province.

Culture

Vọng cổ, an important song in the traditional music of southern Vietnam, was composed in Bạc Liêu around 1918 or 1919.

External links

• Official website