Bạc Liêu Explained
| Bạc Liêu |
| Official Name: | Bạc Liêu City |
| Native Name: | Thành phố Bạc Liêu |
| Settlement Type: | City (Class-2) |
| Flag Size: | http://cameranewvn.mov.mn/ |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of in Vietnam |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bạc Liêu |
| Area Total Km2: | 175.25 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 census |
| Population Total: | 156,110 |
| Population Urban: | 115,508 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Indochina Time |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 9.2833°N 148°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Bạc Liêu (in Vietnamese ɓàːk liəw/) is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of 156,110 in 2019.[1] The former name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.[2]
History
The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name[3] (Pol Leav ពលលាវ in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a center of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after Sổ was released there.[4]
References
9.2833°N 148°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Bạc Liêu (District-level City, Bạc Liêu, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-07 . www.citypopulation.de.
- Richard Tregaskis south-east Asia: Building the Bases: The History of Construction in South East Asia. US Navy Museum Page 152 - 1975 "Still farther south in the Delta, the southernmost RMK-BRJ work was at Bac Lieu, also known by the name Vinh Loi. But whether called Vinh Loi (Honored Ford) or Bac Lieu (Historical Crossing), it was an advisory base 120 miles south of..."
- Nghia M. Vo Saigon: A History - 2011 - Page 22 "Although Bạc Liêu has no meaning in Vietnamese, it was derived from the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name, ...".
- Vietnam: a Dragon Embattled: From colonialism to the Vietminh Joseph Buttinger - 1967 "Although Bac Lieu was a considerable distance from the sites of great Hoa Hao strength, the town soon became "a center of pilgrimage from which spread messages of religious but also of anti-French inspiration." 49 For his followers, Huynh ..."
