Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ explained

Phong Điền district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Phong Điền
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Cần Thơ
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:119
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:123,136
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7

Phong Điền is a rural district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 102,621.[1] As of 2018, the population had risen to 123,126. The district covers an area of 119km2.[1] Phong Điền was established by Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004. To the east it borders Ninh Kiều district and Cái Răng district, and to the west it borders Hậu Giang province and Bình Thủy district.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one town, Phong Điền (753.82 ha, 11,852 people (2007)), with municipal status, and 6 communes:

1,559.5 ha, 15,031 people (2007)

References

9.9992°N 105.6597°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009.