Năm Căn Explained

Năm Căn
Native Name:Thị trấn Năm Căn
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Cà Mau
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Năm Căn
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+07:00
Coordinates:8.8167°N 106°W

Năm Căn is a commune-level town (Thị trấn) and capital town of Năm Căn District, Cà Mau Province, in Vietnam. Nam Can is 50 km south of Cà Mau City, the provincial capital. The town is located on the river. Vinashin has a shipbuilding factory here. An oil refinery is considered to be built here by an American company.