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Cần Thơ

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Also known as Thành phố Cần Thơ

city of Vietnam

AI overview

Cần Thơ is a major city located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It serves as an important economic and cultural hub for the delta area, known for its rivers, agriculture, and trade activities.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Cần Thơ
Country
Vietnam
Located in
Vietnam
Contains
Cái Răng
Population
3207000
Area
6361
Elevation
0
Body of water
Bassac River
Capital of
Mekong Delta
Shares border with
Kiên Giang
Official website
cantho.gov.vn
Image
Can Tho City - Stadt aus Sicht vom Boot.jpg
Dialing code
292
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P12749
Febres
Commons category
Can Tho
Köppen climate classification
tropical savanna climate
topic's main category
Category:Cần Thơ
category of associated people
Category:People from Cần Thơ
inception
1789-00-00
twinned administrative body
Kaposvár
language used
Khmer
native label
Cần Thơ
urban population
882860
rural population
369490
postal code
94000–94999
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Cities
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Encyclopedic overview

Cần Thơ ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [kə̀n tʰə̄ː] ) is the third largest municipality in Vietnam and is in the Mekong Delta region. It is noted for its floating markets, Bánh tráng-making village, and rural canals. Cần Thơ has a population of around 4,199,824 as of 2024.

On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15, which took effect the same day, merging Hậu Giang Province and Sóc Trăng Province into Cần Thơ municipality. Ninh Kiều, which has the Ninh Kiều port, is the former central district and the most populated of the former districts.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cần Thơ” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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