Long Xuyên

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Long Xuyên

Thành phố Long Xuyên
City (Class-1)
Long Xuyên City
Trung tâm Long Xuyên.jpg
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Long Xuyên is located in Vietnam
Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°22′25″N 105°26′45″E / 10.37361°N 105.44583°E / 10.37361; 105.44583Coordinates: 10°22′25″N 105°26′45″E / 10.37361°N 105.44583°E / 10.37361; 105.44583
Country Vietnam
ProvinceAn Giang
Established city1999
Area
 • Total106.87 km2 (41.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total382,140
 • Density3,446.9/km2 (8,927/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
ClimateAw

Long Xuyên (Vietnamese: [lāwŋm sʷīən] (About this soundlisten)) is the capital city of An Giang Province, in the Mekong Delta region of south-western Vietnam.

History[]

1863 map of Long Xuyen

In 1789, a group of explorers established a small outpost in the Tam Khe canal, naming it Dong Xuyen. Sooner after a marketplace was created and named Long Xuyen, but by the 1860s the area become more well known by the Long Xuyen market than the official outpost's name. From 1877, the reach of Long Xuyen grew as the city's administration become responsible for an increasing number of neighborhoods and wards. [1] It would not be until 1999 would Long Xuyen be designated as a formal city.</ref>[2]

Geography[]

It is located approximately 1,950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the Cambodian border. The population of Long Xuyên city is over 368,376 (2013), with an area of approximately 106.87 km².

The city is subdivided to 13 commune-level subdivisions, including the wards of: Mỹ Bình, Mỹ Long, Mỹ Xuyên, Bình Khánh, Mỹ Phước, Đông Xuyên, Mỹ Quý, Mỹ Thạnh, Mỹ Thới, Bình Đức, Mỹ Hòa and the rural communes of Mỹ Hòa Hưng and Mỹ Khánh.

Economy[]

Long Xuyen Marketplace next to the Hau River

As a major urban hub within the rural Mekong River Delta region, Long Xuyen is adjacent to major agricultural operations. With a major docking station in the middle of the city and rivers cutting throughout its landscape, the city connects the residents of the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, and Kien Giang province to the region's land-based infrastructure.

With farms in towns surrounding the city connected by roads and canals, Long Xuyen (and its Quadrilateral Region) serves as a major conduit for producers of a number of commodities, with jasmine rice and basa fish being the two most well-known.[3] The proliferation of irrigation canals in the city has provided a major boon to the region's economy, but also poses a threat to environmental protection and community safety.[4]

Education[]

Long Xuyên is home to An Giang University and the Long Xuyên Teacher's Training College. An Giang University is the second largest university in the Mekong Delta with over 10,000 students enrolled in 2021.

There are three main high schools in Long Xuyên city: Thoại Ngọc Hầu, Bình Khánh and Long Xuyên. Thoại Ngọc Hầu high school was once known as Long Xuyên high school, with currently over 2,000 students. Thoại Ngọc Hầu is a specialized school for majors of English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, and Biology.

Culture[]

As Long Xuyen was designated as a city until 1999,[5] many of its residents have moved from surrounding rural towns. The Long Xuyen Floating Market is an aspect of the more traditional life that remains from more rural life.[6]

With its close proximity to Cambodia, the city has a significant number of Khmer residents.

Religion[]

Long Xuyen Cao Dai temple

Long Xuyên has a rich religious make-up. It is founding place of the Hòa Hảo Buddhist sect. There are also many Catholic churches and communities, with the Long Xuyen Diocese celebrating its 60th anniversary with 230,000 members in 2020. [7] as well as some people who follow Buddhism. It is one of few cities with a Cao Dai temple. [8]

Former president Tôn Đức Thắng's birthday is celebrated in Mỹ Hòa Hưng (Tiger Island).

Cuisine[]

With its proximity to Cambodian border to the north, the coastline of the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Mekong River dissecting surrounding towns, the cuisine of Long Xuyen is heavily influenced by both local goods as well as products passing through. More locally, basa fish, mắm thái, and thot not coconuts are considered locally produced ingredients. Bun Ca Long Xuyen is a distinct specialty to the city that can be found by street vendors, who make a broth with snakehead fish and tamarind to eat with rice noodles and herbs.[9][10]

Sports[]

Long Xuyen is home to An Giang Football Club (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá An Giang) which plays in the V.League 2, the second tier of Vietnamese professional soccer.

Notable residents[]

Notable locales[]

From left to right: Hoàng Diệu Bridge; Hai Ba Trung street; historic Long Xuyen Marketplace; and Tran Hung Dao street to the city center

References[]

  1. ^ "230 năm từ thủ Đông Xuyên đến TP. Long Xuyên".
  2. ^ "Nghị định 09/1999/NĐ-CP thành lập thành phố Long Xuyên, thuộc tỉnh an Giang".
  3. ^ "Mekong Delta: A 35-year miracle change of Vietnam's rice bowl". 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "UNPO: Khmer-Krom".
  5. ^ "Nghị định 09/1999/NĐ-CP thành lập thành phố Long Xuyên, thuộc tỉnh an Giang".
  6. ^ "Three Southwestern Floating Markets: An Unforgettable Experience!". 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Vietnam Catholics urged to do evangelization via rosaries - UCA News".
  8. ^ "Cao Dai Temple - Long Xuyen".
  9. ^ https://thegioiamthuc.com/bun-ca-long-xuyen/
  10. ^ https://dacsanmientay.vn/am-thuc-mien-tay/am-thuc-an-giang/bun-ca-long-xuyen/

External links[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019). "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam). ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nghị quyết số 857/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2020 về việc thành lập thành phố Dĩ An, thành phố Thuận An và các phường thuộc thị xã Tân Uyên, tỉnh Bình Dương". 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Nghị quyết số 1111/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2020 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã và thành lập thành phố Thủ Đức thuộc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh". 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Nghị quyết số 1264/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2021 về việc điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện và sắp xếp, thành lập các phường thuộc thành phố Huế, tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế". 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Nghị quyết số 837/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2019 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã thuộc tỉnh Quảng Ninh". 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Nghị quyết số 788/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2019 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã thuộc tỉnh Hải Dương". 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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