Thới Bình district explained

Thới Bình district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Thới Bình
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Cà Mau
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Thới Bình
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:631
Population As Of:2019 census
Population Total:135,892
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:10,032
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7

Thới Bình is a rural district of Cà Mau province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 135,892.[1] [2] The district covers an area of 631 km². The district capital lies at Thới Bình.[2] Thới Bình borders U Minh district to the west, Kiên Giang province to the north, Bạc Liêu province to the east and northeast, and Cà Mau to the south.

As a district in the Cà Mau Peninsula and Mekong Delta, Thới Bình is typical of the area, with low-lying and salty floodplains. Part of the district lies in the U Minh Thượng National Park. The main economic activity in the district is aquaculture, particularly prawn and blue crab farming. Trẹm River, a tributary of the Ông Đốc River, is the only waterway flowing through this district.

Divisions

The district is subdivided into 12 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Thới Bình and the rural communes of Biển Bạch, Biển Bạch Đông, Hồ Thị Kỷ, Tân Bằng, Tân Lộc, Tân Lộc Bắc, Tân Lộc Đông, Tân Phú, Trí Lực and Trí Phải.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cà Mau (Province, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-07 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009.