Phong Thạnh, Vietnam
Phong Thạnh, Giá Rai
Phong Thạnh is a town of 53,912 people in Ca Mau, Vietnam.
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About Phong Thạnh
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.
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, 25 km away.
- Ấp Hô Phòng 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Giá Rai 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Ông Yến 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Cà Mau 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Thới Bình 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- An Trạch 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Gành Hào 34 km south, about 34 min by car
- Ngã Năm 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Sóc Trăng 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Rạch Giá 82 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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