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Encyclopedia > An Giang Province
An Giang
"Peaceful River"
Location of An Giang Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Võ Thanh Khiết
People's Committee Chair Nguyễn Hoàng Việt
Geography
Capital Long Xuyên
Region Mekong Delta
Area 3,406.2 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density		 2,170,100(2004)
637.10/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Khmer, Chăm, Hoa
Calling code 76
ISO 3166-2 VN-44
Website www.angiang.gov.vn

An Giang (pronunciation (help· info); Hán Tự: 安江; written identically in both English and Vietnamese) is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southwestern area of the country, sharing a border with Cambodia to the northwest. Image File history File links LocationVietnamAnGiang. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Long Xuyen is a capital city of An Giang Province, Vietnam. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. ... The Khmer Krom (Khmer: ) are the indigenous ethnic Khmer minority living in southern Vietnam, especially in the Mekong River delta. ... This article is about the Cham people of Asia. ... For the community association, see Homeowners association. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Viet Nam. ... Image File history File links An_Giang. ... Hán tá»± (漢字, lit. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ...

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Geography

An Giang occupies a position in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hau Giang and Tien Giang branches of the Mekong are the dominant geographical features of the province. With the exception of the west, most of An Giang is fairly flat, and is criss-crossed by many canals and small rivers. This terrain has led to An Giang being a significant agricultural centre, producing significant quantities of rice. The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ...


Administration

Politically, An Giang is divided into nine districts:

  • An Phú
  • Châu Phú
  • Châu Thành
  • Chợ Mới
  • Phú Tân
  • Tân Châu
  • Thoại Sơn
  • Tinh Bien
  • Tri Ton

The cities of Long Xuyen (the provincial capital) and Châu Đốc, both of which are located on the Hau Giang branch of the Mekong, exist as independent municipalities. Long Xuyen is a capital city of An Giang Province, Vietnam. ... Chau Doc (vietnamese: Châu Đốc) is a town in An Giang province, Mekong river Delta region, bordered by Cambodia. ...


Demographics

An Giang first became a province in 1832, having been settled by ethnically Vietnamese migrants moving southwards in search of new land. It is believed that An Giang was once an important centre of the vanished Óc Eo culture, presumably owing to its position on the river. Traditionally, An Giang has been known for its silk industry. Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ...


An Giang is home to a sizable number of people from Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Due to the province's proximity to Cambodia, the Khmer Krom are the largest non-Vietnamese group. Other groups, such as the Cham and ethnic Chinese (Hoa), are also found in An Giang. Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups. ... The Khmer Krom (Khmer: ) are the indigenous ethnic Khmer minority living in southern Vietnam, especially in the Mekong River delta. ... This article is about the Cham people of Asia. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ...


The Ba Chuc massacre, april 1978, in that border province with Cambodia. On the day the Khmer Rouge began its series of border raids, April 15, 1978, Ba Chuc was a quiet little village of about 3,500 people. For two weeks, ending April 30, 1978, the Khmer Rouge tore through Ba Chuc slicing to bits anything that breathed, literally ripping apart young children limb from limb and hacking the adults to pieces with machetes. When the raids ceased the population of Ba Chuc had been reduced to 2.


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See also

Binomial name Pangasius bocourti The basa fish, Pangasius bocourti, is a type of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. ...

Famous people from An Giang

  • Huynh Phu So
  • Tim Sa Khorn (Famous monk and human rights advocate persecuted by Vietnamese authorities)

Prophet HUYNH PHU SO, the founder of Hoa Hao Buddhism was born in 1919 at Hoa Hao village, in the south of Vietnamese province of Chau Doc, close to the Cambodian border. ...

External links

  • An Giang Youth website (Tuổi trẻ An Giang)
  • An Giang Province official website (English version)
  • Vietnam Travel Information - An Giang
  • An Giang social security website (BHXH An Giang)
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Subdivisions of Vietnam

Regions
Northwest · Northeast · Red River Delta · North Central Coast · South Central Coast · Central Highlands · Southeast · Mekong River Delta Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Tây Bắc (English Northeast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Dong Bac is a regional subdivision of Vietnam. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Map showing location of the Bac Trung Bo (North Central Coast) region in Vietnam Bắc Trung Bá»™ (literally North Central Coast; Hán Tá»±: 北中部) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Nam Trung Bá»™ (English South Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Tay Nguyen, translated as Central Highlands is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh City Vung Tau city Saigon Port Đông Nam Bá»™ (literally Southeast Vietnam) is a region in Vietnam. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ...


Province-level cities
Cần Thơ · Đà Nẵng · Hải Phòng · Hà Nội · Hồ Chí Minh City The names below appear with the province they are located in (in parentheses). ... Cần ThÆ¡ is a city in Vietnam. ... This article is about the city of Da Nang. ... Haiphong (Vietnamese: Hải Phòng, Chinese 海防, HÇŽifáng) is the third most populous city in Vietnam. ... Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Ná»™i, Hán Tá»±: 河内)  , estimated population 3,145,300 (2005), is the capital of Vietnam. ... “Saigon” redirects here. ...


Provinces
An Giang · Bắc Giang · Bắc Cạn · Bạc Liêu · Bắc Ninh · Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu · Bến Tre · Bình Định · Bình Dương · Bình Phước · Bình Thuận · Cà Mau · Cao Bằng · Đắk Lắk · Đắk Nông · Điện Biên · Đồng Nai · Đồng Tháp · Gia Lai · Hà Giang · Hà Nam · Hà Tây · Hà Tĩnh · Hải Dương · Hòa Bình · Hậu Giang · Hưng Yên · Khánh Hòa · Kiên Giang · Kon Tum · Lai Châu · Lâm Đồng · Lạng Sơn · Lào Cai · Long An · Nam Định · Nghệ An · Ninh Bình · Ninh Thuận · Phú Thọ · Phú Yên · Quảng Bình · Quảng Nam · Quảng Ngãi · Quảng Ninh · Quảng Trị · Sóc Trăng · Sơn La · Tây Ninh · Thái Bình · Thái Nguyên · Thanh Hóa · Thừa Thiên-Huế · Tiền Giang · Trà Vinh · Tuyên Quang · Vĩnh Long · Vĩnh Phúc · Yên Bái Administrative Divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 59 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh, from the Chinese 省, shÄ›ng). ... Bac Giang (in Vietnamese, Bắc Giang) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Bac Kan (in Vietnamese, Bắc Kạn), occasionally spelled Bac Can, is a Province of Vietnam. ... Bac Lieu (in Vietnamese, Bạc Liêu) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Tỉnh Bắc Ninh Geography Capital: Bac Ninh Region: Northeast Area: 804 km² Districts: 7 People Population: 971,300 Ethnicities: Viet, Tay, Nung, Muong Government Council Chairperson: Nguyen The Thao Committee Chairperson: Nguyen The Thao Map Vietnamese, Bắc Ninh) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Bà Rịa–VÅ©ng Tàu is a province of Vietnam. ... Ben Tre (in Vietnamese, Bến Tre) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Binh Dinh (in Vietnamese, Bình Định) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Tỉnh Bình Dương Geography Capital: Thu Dao Mot Region: Southeast Area: 6,696 km² Districts: 6 People Population: 787,600 Ethnicities: Viet, Khmer, Tay, Hoa, Xtieng Government Council Chairperson: Nguyen Minh Duc Committee Chairperson: Ho Minh Phuong Map Vietnamese, Bình Dư&#417... Binh Phuoc (in Vietnamese, Bình PhÆ°á»›c  ) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Bình Thuận   is a Province of Vietnam. ... Cà Mau is a Province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. ... Cao Bang (in Vietnamese, Cao Bằng) is a province of Vietnam. ... Dak Lak (in Vietnamese, Đắk Lắk) is a Province of Vietnam. ... Dak Nong (in Vietnamese, Đắk Nông) is a Province of Vietnam. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Đồng Nai is a province of Vietnam located east of Saigon. ... Đồng Tháp Province   is a province in Vietnam. ... Gia Lai is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. ... Hà Giang is a province of Vietnam. ... Hà Nam Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Ha Tay (Vietnamese: Hà Tây) is located in the Red River Delta surrounded by Hanoi, Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh, and Phu To. ... Ha Tinh (in Vietnamese Hà TÄ©nh) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Hai Duong Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Hau Giang Province (old; Vietnamese: Hậu Giang) became Can Tho Province during/after 1975. ... Hung Yen Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Khánh Hòa Province   is a province of Vietnam with a population of 1,066,300 spanning an area of 5,197 km². Its capital is Nha Trang. ... Kiên Giang   is a southern province of Vietnam known for fishing and rice farming. ... Kon Tum province lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam and shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. ... Lai-Chau (Vietnamese: Lai Châu) is a province in northwest Vietnam. ... Lam Dong (Vietnamese Lâm Đồng ) is one of the fifty-nine Provinces of Vietnam located in the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) region. ... Lang Son is a province in far northern Vietnam, bordering Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in China. ... Lao Cai (in Vietnamese, Lào Cai, in Chinese 老街, literally means Old Streets) is a province of Vietnam. ... Long An Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Nam Dinh Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Nghệ An   is the largest province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Ninh Bình Province is a province of Vietnam. ... Ninh Thuan Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Phu Tho Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Phu Yen (in Vietnamese Phú Yên  ) is a province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Quang Binh (in Vietnamese Quảng Bình  ) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. ... Quang Nam (Vietnamese Quảng Nam) is a province in central of Vietnam. ... Quang Ngai (Vietnamese Quảng Ngãi) is a province in south-central Vietnam, on the coast of South China Sea. ... Quang Ninh is a large province located along the north-eastern border of Vietnam. ... Quang Tri (in Vietnamese Quảng Trị  ) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam, next to the former capital of Huế. This is where the southernmost Chinese commandery of Rinan was centred during the Later Han dynasty (25-220 CE). ... Sóc Trăng is a province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. ... Son La Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Tay Ninh is one of the sixty (60) provinces (tỉnh) of Vietnam. ... Thái Bình (or Thaibinh) is a coastal east province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam, named after the Vietnamese name for the Pacific Ocean: Thái Bình DÆ°Æ¡ng. ... Thai Nguyen Province is situated in mountainous and midland region of North Vietnam. ... Thanh Hoa Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Thừa Thiên–Huế is a province in Vietnam, approximately in the center of the nation. ... Quang Binh Province is a province in Vietnam. ... Trà Vinh is a province in southern part of Vietnam. ... Tuyen Quang Province is a province of Vietnam. ... Vinh Long is a Province of Vietnam. ... Vinh Phuc Province is a province in Vietnam. ... ABOUT YEN BAI Yên Bái is an agricultural-based province located in the North-East of Vietnam. ...

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