| Vị Thanh | |
| Official Name: | Vị Thanh City |
| Native Name: | Thành phố Vị Thanh |
| Nickname: | Tây sông Hậu City |
| Settlement Type: | City (Class-3) |
| Mapsize: | 240px |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vị Thanh in Vietnam |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hậu Giang |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman of People's Committee |
| Leader Name1: | Huỳnh Thanh Phong |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman of the People's Council |
| Leader Name2: | Trần Quốc Khởi |
| Leader Title3: | Secretary |
| Leader Name3: | Nguyễn Hữu Tình |
| Established Date: |
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| Area Total Km2: | 118.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Urban: | 50,844 (68%) |
| Population Total: | 104,244 |
| Population Density Km2: | 672 |
| Coordinates: | 9.7833°N 133°W |
Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.
Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020.
Vị Thanh city has an area of 118.67 km², the population as of April 1, 2019, is 73,322 people, of which: the urban population is 44,164 people (60%), rural population is 29,158 people (40%), population density reaches 618 people/km².[1]
| Commune-level administrative unit | Ward I | Ward III | Ward IV | Ward V | Ward VII | Hỏa Lựu Commune | Hỏa Tiến Commune | Tân Tiến Commune | Vị Tân Commune | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acreage (km²) | 0,75 | 13,55 | 7,97 | 7,91 | 6,21 | 17,39 | 23,81 | 21,95 | 22,97 | |||||
| Population | 5.628 | 10.703 | 12.754 | 7.270 | 7.809 | 6.862 | 4.263 | 7.060 | 11.027 | |||||
| Population density | 8.602 km² | 792 km² | 1.633 km² | 905 km² | 1.289 km² | 433 km² | 212 km² | 396 km² | 487 km² | |||||
| Number of administrative units | 4 areas | 6 areas | 7 areas | 5 areas | 5 areas | 6 hamlets | 5 hamlets | 6 hamlets | 9 hamlets | |||||
| Founded year | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2003 | 1991 | 1979 | 2006 | 1978 | |||||
| Source: Commune-level population in Vị Thanh city in 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||