Giá Rai

Town in Bạc Liêu, Vietnam
Giá Rai
Thị xã Giá Rai
Town (Class-4)
Giá Rai town
Location in Bạc Liêu province
Country Vietnam
ProvinceBạc Liêu
CapitalGiá Rai
Area
 • Total136.9381 sq mi (354.6681 km2)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total139,748
 • Density1,020/sq mi (394/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Giá Rai is a district-level town or simply town (thị xã) of Bạc Liêu province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the town had a population of 125,690.[1] The district covers an area of 348 km2. The district capital lies at Giá Rai.[1][2]

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into 3 wards: Ward 1 (formerly Giá Rai commune-level town), Hộ Phòng, Láng Tròn (formerly Phong Thạnh Đông A commune), and 7 communes: Phong Thạnh, Phong Thạnh Đông, Phong Tân, Tân Phong, Phong Thạnh, Phong Thạnh Tây and Tân Thạnh.

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Nghị Nguyễn Catholic Churches in Vietnam, Architecture – history. Nhà thờ công giáo ở Việt Nam, kiến trúc – lịch sử Nhà xuất bản Tổng hợp TP. Hồ Chí Minh, 2004 "The church of Tac Sây, Но Phông village, Giá Rai district. This church belongs to the Franciscan Pilgrimage center, measuring 20m by 8m."

9°15′00″N 105°25′01″E / 9.250°N 105.417°E / 9.250; 105.417

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