Area:
2,525.7
sq.
km
Population:
786,200
habitants (2004)
Capital:
Bac Lieu Town.
Districts:
Hong Dan, Vinh Loi, Gia Rai, Dong Hai, Phuoc
Long, Hoa Binh.
Ethnic groups:
Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham...
Geography
Bac
Lieu Province situated in the Mekong River
Delta. It shares its border with Can Tho City
and Soc Trang Province to the north, the East
Sea to the south, Ca Mau and Kien Giang
provinces to the west. Bac Lieu has many large
rice paddies and fertile land, which make a good
condition for fruit tree planting.
Climate:
the weather is divided into two seasons: rainy
and dry seasons. The annual average temperature
is 24ºC.
Tourism and Economy
Bac Lieu Town is on side of Bac Lieu Canal, 10km
from the sea. Bac Lieu residents grow rice,
fruit trees, catch seafood and make salt.
Bac Lieu used to play importance role in
exploitation and developing of French
colonialists so that the province has existed
several western-style villas and palaces.
Coming there, tourists have more knowledge about
very rich and popular Bac Lieu Mandarins. And
they can visit the Bac Lieu Bird Reserve,
unforgettable taste longan gardens, Viet
Hung old Tower, Xiem Can Pagoda or discover
mangrove cajeput forest.
Transportation
Bac Lieu is 280km from Ho Chi Minh City, 67km
from Ca Mau, 50km from Soc Trang, and 113km from
Can Tho. The National Highway No. 1A crosses the
province and links to Soc Trang and Ca Mau
provinces.
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