Cần Giờ district

Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam.

Cần Giờ district Huyện Cần Giờ
District
Cần Giờ in the metropolitan area of HCMC
Cần Giờ district Show map of Ho Chi Minh City Cần Giờ district Show map of Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°30′43″N 106°52′50″E / 10.51194°N 106.88056°E / 10.51194; 106.88056Coordinates: 10°30′43″N 106°52′50″E / 10.51194°N 106.88056°E / 10.51194; 106.88056
Country	Vietnam
Centrally governed city	Ho Chi Minh City
Seat	Cần Thạnh Town
Divisions	1 township (thị trấn), 6 communes (xã)
Area
• Total	704 km^2 (272 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	74,960
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Demographics
• Main ethnic groups	predominantly Kinh
Time zone	UTC+07 (ICT)
Website

The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2010, the district had an area of 704 km² and population of 70,697,^[1] comprising Kinh people (80%), Khmer Krom and Cham people. Cần Giờ is home to Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.

Geographical location

Cần Giờ borders Nhà Bè district to the north, Long An and Tiền Giang provinces to the west, Đồng Nai province to the northeast, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province to the southeast, and the East Sea to the south. The district is bordered on the West by the Soai Rap river, which currently connects through the Binh Khanh Ferry Terminal, with plans to construct the Cần Giờ Bridge.^[2]

Administration

Cần Giờ district includes the town of Cần Thạnh and six communes:

Bình Khánh An Thới Đông Tam Thôn Hiệp

Thạnh An Lý Nhơn Long Hòa

References

1. . HCMC Office of Statistics. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
2. "Work on Can Gio Bridge to start in 2022". The Saigon Times. June 23, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2021.