Chợ Mới district | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Chợ Mới |
Mapsize: | 240px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | An Giang |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chợ Mới |
Established Date: | 1939 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 307,981 |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +07:00 |
Chợ Mới is a rural district (huyện) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Chợ Mới is the district with the largest population in An Giang province. As of 2019, the district had a population of 307,981.[1] [2] The district covers 355 km². The district's capital lies at Chợ Mới.[2]
In addition to the district capital Chợ Mới, there are two other urban subdivisions, Mỹ Luông Town and Hội An Town. The rural communes are: Kiến An, Kiến Thành, Mỹ Hội Đông, Nhơn Mỹ, Long Giang, Long Điền A, Long Điền B, Tân Mỹ, Mỹ Hiệp, Bình Phước Xuân, Long Kiến, An Thạch Trung, Hòa Bình and Hoà An. The district is heavily criss-crossed by waterways in the delta, causing the district to consist of small islands. Hòa Hảo, Cao Đài, Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are the main religions.[3]