Ấp Hô Phòng, Vietnam
Hộ Phòng
Ấp Hô Phòng is a town of 22,317 people in Ca Mau, Vietnam.
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About Ấp Hô Phòng
The ward is formerly Giá Rai township, the capital of former Giá Rai District.
From the Wikipedia article Giá Rai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
During the Nguyễn Dynasty, Phong Thạnh was the name of a village belonging to Long Thủy commune, Long Xuyên district, An Biên prefecture, Hà Tiên province.
In 1896, Long Thủy commune was under the jurisdiction of Bạc Liêu province.
In 1899, Long Thủy commune was under the jurisdiction of Cà Mau district, Bạc Liêu province.
On September 24, 1938, Long Thuy commune was merged into Giá Rai district. The Giá Rai district seat was located in Phong Thạnh village, Long Thủy commune.
During the Republic of Vietnam era, Phong Thanh commune remained the location of the Giá Rai district seat, Bạc Liêu province.
After 1975, Phong Thạnh commune belonged to Gia Rai district, Bạc Liêu province.
On September 20, 1975, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 245-NQ/TW on the merger of provinces. Bạc Liêu, Cà Mau province and two districts An Biên, Vĩnh Thuận (excluding Đông Yên and Tây Yên communes) of Rạch Giá province will be merged into a new province. The name of the new province and the location of the provincial capital will be proposed by the local authorities.
On December 20, 1975, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 19/NQ on the merging of several provinces in the South. on the merging of provinces Bạc Liêu and Cà Mau province will be merged into one new province. The name of the new province and the location of its capital will be proposed by the local authorities.
From the History section of Giá Rai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ca Mau Airport (CAH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Giá Rai 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Phong Thạnh 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- An Trạch 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Gành Hào 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Cà Mau 30 km west, about 30 min by car
- Ông Yến 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Bạc Liêu 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Thới Bình 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Ngã Năm 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Sóc Trăng 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (352), BaoHieu, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (353), BaoHieu, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (354), BaoHieu, CC BY 3.0
- Nhà Thờ Tắc Sậy - Bạc Liêu - panoramio, sonpano, CC BY-SA 3.0
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