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Cần Giờ District

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Country
  
Vietnam

Seat
  
Can Thanh Town

Time zone
  
ICT (UTC+07)

Centrally governed city
  
Ho Chi Minh City

Town, communes
  
1 thị trấn, 6 xã

Area
  
704 km²

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Website
  
cangio.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

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Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Southeast region, Vietnam.

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The district is located 50 km from downtown Hồ Chí Minh City. As of 2010, this district had an area of 704 km², population of 70,697, comprising Kinh people (80%), Khmer Krom and Cham people. Cần Giờ is home to Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.

Geographical location

Cần Giờ borders Nhà Bè District to the north, Long An and Tiền Giang provinces to the west, Đồng Nai Province to the northeast, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province to the southeast, and the East Sea to the south.

Administration

Cần Giờ district includes the town of Cần Thạnh, and six (6) communes:

Besides, it comprises 69 cays of various sizes.

References

Cần Giờ District Wikipedia