Cửu Long Province

Cửu Long was a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.^[1] It was created in 1976 from the merger of Vĩnh Long Province and Vĩnh Bình Province, and in 1992 Cửu Long was re-split into Vĩnh Long and Trà Vinh provinces.^[1]

Statistics[]

Area: 3,856 km²
Population: 1,979,800 (1992)

Etymology[]

In Vietnamese, Cửu Long (deriving from the Sino-Vietnamese 九龍) literally means "nine dragons," referring to the Mekong, known in Vietnamese as the "River of Nine Dragons".

The area of Hong Kong called Kowloon shares a common etymology.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Bibliography[]

"Cuu Long". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.

External links[]

Vietnam Provinces

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