Country Vietnam Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Website www.baclieu.gov.vn Population 877,300 (2014) Area code 781 | Region Mekong Delta Calling code 781 Area 2,526 km² Capital Bạc Liêu ISO 3166 code Vietnam | |
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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 | ||
Bạc Liêu Province ( listen) is a province of Vietnam. It is a coastal province, and is situated in the Mekong Delta region of the southern part of the country.
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Map of Bac Lieu, Vietnam
Administrative divisions
Bạc Liêu is subdivided into 7 district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into 7 commune-level towns (or townlets), 50 communes, and 7 wards.
Geography
Bạc Liêu is generally thought of as being in the Mekong Delta, although it is actually located slightly to the south of the Mekong's main outflows. Bạc Liêu is around 100 km south of Cần Thơ, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.
Economy
The most important parts of Bạc Liêu's economy are rice farming, fishing, food processing, and clothing manufacturing.
History
After the Fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bạc Liêu Province and Cà Mau Province were merged into one new entity called Minh Hải Province. Although it is located in Vietnam, many years ago this land was a part of the Khmer Empire which ruled most of Indochina many centuries ago. It is still home to many ethnic Khmer people. In 1996, Minh Hai Province was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bạc Liêu Province and the southwest becoming Cà Mau Province.
Culture
Vọng cổ, an important song in the traditional music of southern Vietnam, was composed in Bạc Liêu around 1918 or 1919.