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About Gành Hào
Gành Hào is a ward of Cà Mau Province, in south-western Vietnam.
From the Wikipedia article Gành Hào (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
In 1964, Gành Hào hamlet belonged to Long Điền commune, Long Thủy district, Giá Rai district, Bạc Liêu province. The hamlet was named this way because it was located on the banks of the Gành Hào river.
Before 1975, Gành Hào town was Ngọc Điền hamlet, Long Điền Tây commune.
On September 20, 1975, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 245-NQ/TW Regarding the merger of Bạc Liêu province, Cà Mau province and two districts An Biên and Vĩnh Thuận (excluding Dong Yen and Tay Yen communes) of Rạch Giá province 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 regarding the merger of Bạc Liêu and Cà Mau provinces 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 February 24, 1976, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam issued Decree No. 3/NQ/1976 Regarding the merger of Bạc Liêu province and Cà Mau province into a new province, named Bạc Liêu – Cà Mau province. Ganh Hao town and Long Dien Tay commune belong to Giá Rai district, Bạc Liêu – Cà Mau province.
From the History section of Gành Hào 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, 31 km away.
- An Trạch 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Giá Rai 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Ấp Hô Phòng 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Cà Mau 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Phong Thạnh 34 km north, about 34 min by car
- Tam Giang 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Bạc Liêu 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Trần Văn Thời 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Hưng Mỹ 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Sóc Trăng 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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