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Mekong Delta
A vast maze of rivers, swamps, and floating markets where the Mekong River empties into the sea through Vietnam's lush southern tip.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Vị Thanh
Can Tho City, Vietnam · Asia
About Vị Thanh
Vị Thanh sits on the route: 15 minutes from Nàng Mau, 45km from Mekong Delta.
Vị Thanh is in Can Tho City, Vietnam, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nàng Mau, about 8 km away.
Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of the former Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam, now merged with Can Tho. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217Read more
acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.
Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020.
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Within an hour or so of Vị Thanh: Mekong Delta (45 km).
Where is Vị Thanh?
Vị Thanh is in Can Tho City, Vietnam, about 8 km from Nàng Mau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,477
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Can Tho City
- Timezone
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates
- 9.7845, 105.4701
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Worth the detour from Vị Thanh
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Driving roads near Vị Thanh
- 73 kmMỹ Thuận BridgeCable-stayed bridge carrying Highway 1 over the Tien River in the Mekong Delta, opened in 2000.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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