Châu Thành A district

District in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Châu Thành A district
Huyện Châu Thành A
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceHậu Giang
Population
 (2018)
 • Total163,357
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Châu Thành A is a rural district (huyện) of Hậu Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. In the wake of Government Decree 64/2000/ND-CP on November 6, 2000, Châu Thành A district, formerly of Cần Thơ, was reestablished by removing 22.139 km2 of land and 163,357 people from Châu Thành. At the time, Châu Thành A had eight administrative units, being Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.

By Government Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004, Châu Thành A district acquired 5.31 km2 and 6,339 people from neighbouring Tân Phú Thạnh district to form the newly created Cái Răng, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa and Trường Long communes.

Divisions

The district is divided into 8 communes:

Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.

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Districts of the Mekong Delta
Cần Thơ city
An Giang provinceBạc Liêu provinceBến Tre provinceCà Mau provinceĐồng Tháp provinceHậu Giang province
Kiên Giang provinceLong An provinceSóc Trăng provinceTiền Giang provinceTrà Vinh provinceVĩnh Long province
※ denotes provincial seat.

9°55′50″N 105°38′31″E / 9.93056°N 105.64194°E / 9.93056; 105.64194

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