| Cà Mau | |
| Official Name: | Cà Mau province |
| Other Name: | An Xuyên |
| Type: | Province |
| Nickname: | Dark water |
| Coordinates: | 9.0833°N 110°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mekong Delta |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cà Mau |
| Leader Title: | People's Council Chair |
| Leader Name: | Nguyễn Tiến Hải |
| Leader Title1: | People's Committee Chair |
| Leader Name1: | Phạm Thành Ngại |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5274.51 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,707,400 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnicities |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kinh, Khmer, Hoa, Châm |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | VND 53.229 trillion US$ 2.312 billion |
| Blank1 Name: | HDI (2020) |
| Blank1 Info: | 0.687[4] (46th) |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 290 |
| Iso Code: | VN-59 |
Cà Mau is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 63 provinces. It is bordered to the north by Kiên Giang and Bạc Liêu provinces, to the west by the Gulf of Thailand, and to the south and east by the South China Sea.[5]
Being surrounded by water on three sides, fishing is an important industry in Cà Mau province. An extensive network of canals also supports a strong agricultural sector, as well as providing a popular means of transport. The U Minh biosphere reserve and Mũi Cà Mau, the southernmost point of Vietnam, serve also as important tourist destinations. The Mũi Cà Mau National Park is located at Mũi Cà Mau.
Cà Mau is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:[6]
8 districts:
1 provincial city:
They are further subdivided into nine commune-level towns (or townlets), 82 communes, and 10 wards.
In November 1997, the Cà Mau Peninsula was struck by Typhoon Linda (Openg). Thousands of people were killed, and an estimated 200,000 homes were destroyed, along with much of the Cà Mau fishing fleet.[7]