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Thoại Sơn District

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Country
  
Vietnam

Time zone
  
UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Province
  
An Giang Province

Capital
  
Nui Sap

Area
  
456 km²

Local time
  
Friday 11:14 AM

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Weather
  
31°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 65% Humidity

Thoại Sơn is a rural district (huyện) of An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

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As of 2003 the district had a population of 187,620. The district covers an area of 456 km². The district capital lies at Nui Sap.

The "Óc Eo" ruins of Cattara in the Kingdom of Funan locates here and they are believed to be from a trading port dating to between the 1st and 7th centuries CE. Thoại Sơn borders Châu Thành to the north, Tri Tôn to the west, Long Xuyên to the east and Kiên Giang Province to the south.

The district is the location of Sap mountain, Ba The mountain and the Hồ Ông Thoại tourist region.

References

Thoại Sơn District Wikipedia