Country Vietnam Area 351 km² Province Bến Tre Province | Capital Ba Tri Population 201,802 (2004) Local time Monday 7:37 PM | |
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Time zone Indochina Time (UTC+07:00) Weather 27°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Ba Tri is a rural district (huyện) of Bến Tre Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2004 the district had a population of 201,802. The district covers an area of 351 km². The district capital lies at Ba Tri.
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Map of Ba Tri District, Ben Tre, Vietnam
The district is in the east of Bến Tre Province. It is bordered to the east by the South China Sea, to the north by the Ba Lai River, to the south by the Hàm Luông river. To the west is Giồng Trôm District.
In the capital of Ba Tri lies the final resting place of the famed 19th-century poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, known for his patriotic anti-colonial writings. It has been visited by dignitaries including Nông Đức Mạnh.
The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home of Phan Thanh Giản, a leading mandarin of Tự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.
The commune of Bảo Thuận among others is known for tourism.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into one township Ba Tri (capital) and the following communes:
- An Hòa Tây
- An Thủy, Bến Tre
- Vĩnh An
- An Đức
- An Bình Tây
- An Hiệp
- An Ngãi Tây
- Tân Hưng, Bến Tre
- An Ngãi Trung
- An Phú Trung
- Mỹ Thạnh
- Mỹ Nhơn
- Mỹ Chánh
- Mỹ Hòa
- Tân Mỹ, Bến Tre
- Tân Xuân
- Phước Tuy, Bến Tre
- Bảo Thạnh
- Phú Ngãi
- Phú Lễ
- Vĩnh Hòa
- Tân Thủy, Bến Tre
- Bảo Thuận