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THE
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Ho
Chi
Minh
City
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An
Giang
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Ba
Ria-Vung
Tau
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Bac
Lieu
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Ben
Tre
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Binh
Duong |
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Binh
Phuoc
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Ca
Mau
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Can
Tho
City
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Dong
Nai
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Dong
Trap
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Hau
Giang |
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Kien
Giang
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Long
An
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Soc
Trang
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Tay
Ninh
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Tien
Giang
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Tra
Vinh
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Vinh
Long
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Area: 4,493.8 sq. km
Population: 1,423.1 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Tan An Town.
Districts: Ben Luc, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Chau Thanh, Duc Hoa, Duc Hue, Moc Hoa, Tan Thanh, Tan Tru, Thanh Hoa, Thu Thua, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Tay, Hoa...
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Geography
Located on the Mekong Delta, Long An is surrounded by Tay Ninh Province and Cambodia on the north, Ho Chi Minh City on east, Tien Giang Province on the south and Dong Thap Province on the west.
Long An is divided into smaller areas by a complex network of rives and canals. Silt from Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rives has raised the level of the field of Long An. This silt makes a good condition for agriculture. The terrain is quite flat except some hills and mounds on the north. The western area belongs to the Plain of Reeds.
Climate: Long An is on tropical monsoon climate. The rain season lasts from May to October and the dry season lasts from November to April next year. Annual average temperature is 27.4ºC. Annual average rainfall is 1,620mm. |
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Tourism
Visitors
are
attracted
to
Long
An
by
value
of
Oc
Eo
culture
that
develops
on
the
Mekong
Delta
from
1st
BC
to
6th
century
BC.
12,000
objects
of
20
prehistoric
monuments
and
100
Oc
Eo
culture
relics
have
been
found.
Beside
these,
Long
An
preserves
valuable
sites
including
House
with
Hundred
Columns,
Rach
Coc
Fort,
Ton
Thanh
Pagoda.
In
Dong
Thap
Muoi
Eco-tourist
Site,
tourists
can
discover
many
special
flora
and
fauna
and
try
typical
dishes
of
the
South. |
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Transportation
Long An has National Highways No.1A crossing Tan An Town, National Highway No.62 linking to Binh Hiep Border Gate to Cambodia, National Highway No.50 from Mytho (Tien Giang) to Ho Chi Minh City via Can Duoc Townlet. Long An is 47km from Ho Chi Minh City.
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