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.
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)