Country Vietnam Province Bac Lieu Province Population 240,045 (2015) | Area 175.2 km² Local time Friday 3:40 AM | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind E at 27 km/h, 74% Humidity Points of interest Quán Âm Phật Đài, Vườn chim Bạc Liêu, Chùa Xiêm Cán, Bảo tàng nhà cổ Công Tử, Công viên nước Trần Huỳnh | ||
Ti u s c ng t b c li u tr n trinh huy v nh ng giai tho i
Bạc Liêu ( listen) City is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of approximately 150,000. The old name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.
Contents
- Ti u s c ng t b c li u tr n trinh huy v nh ng giai tho i
- Map of Tp BE1BAA1c LiC3AAu Bac Lieu Vietnam
- History
- References
Map of Tp. B%E1%BA%A1c Li%C3%AAu, Bac Lieu, Vietnam
History
The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name (Pol Leav ពលលាវ in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a centre of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after So was released there.
References
Bạc Liêu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA