An Giang province

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An Giang
Province
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From left to right, from top to bottom: Bà Chúa Xứ Temple of Sam Mountain, Maitreya Buddha statue sitting on Cấm Mountain in Tịnh Biên, Temple of late President Tôn Đức Thắng, Mausoleum of Thoại Ngọc Hầu, Tomb of Ba Chúc
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Location of An Giang within Vietnam
An Giang province
Coordinates: 10°30′N105°10′E / 10.500°N 105.167°E / 10.500; 105.167
Country Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Region Mekong Delta
Capital of Province Long Xuyên City
Government
 •  People's Council ChairLê Văn Nưng
 •  People's Committee ChairNguyễn Thanh Bình
Area
[1]
 • Total3,536.83 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,905,520
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Ethnicities Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa, Chăm
GDP [2]
 • Total VND 74.297 trillion
US$ 3.227 billion
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes 296
ISO 3166 code VN-44
Website www.angiang.gov.vn

An Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the southwestern part of the country.

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Geography

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Harvest in Tịnh Biên, An Giang

An Giang occupies a position in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu Giang and Tiền Giang branches of the Mekong River are the dominant geographical features of the province. With the exception of the west, most of An Giang is fairly flat and is criss-crossed by many canals and small rivers. This terrain has led to An Giang being a significant agricultural center, producing significant quantities of rice.

The Cấm Mountains, also known as the Thất Sơn range or the "Seven Mountains", are located in the western Tịnh Biên District. Followers of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition, founded in An Giang in 1849, refer to these mountains as Bửu Sơn, "Precious Mountains".

Administrative divisions

An Giang is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:

  1. An Phú: 3 towns and 11 rural communes
  2. Châu Phú: 2 town and 11 rural communes
  3. Châu Thành: 2 town and 11 rural communes
  4. Chợ Mới: 3 towns and 15 rural communes
  5. Phú Tân: 2 towns and 16 rural communes
  6. Thoại Sơn: 3 towns and 14 rural communes
  7. Tri Tôn: 3 towns and 12 rural communes
  1. Tân Châu: 5 wards and 9 rural communes
  2. Tịnh Biên: 7 wards and 7 rural communes
  1. Châu Đốc: 5 wards and 2 rural communes
  2. Long Xuyên: 11 wards and 2 rural communes (capital of province)

Demographics

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Cam Mountains

An Giang first became a province in 1832, having been settled by the Vietnamese migrants moving southwards in search of new land. It is believed that An Giang was once an important center of the 1st millennium Óc Eo culture, presumably owing to its position on the river. Traditionally, An Giang has been known for its silk industry.

An Giang is home to a substantial number of people from Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Due to the province's proximity to Cambodia, the Khmer Krom are the largest non-Vietnamese group of the province. Other groups, such as the Chams and ethnic Chinese (Hoa), are also found in An Giang.

As of 2020, An Giang Province covers an area of 3,536.83 square kilometers with a population of 1,904,532 people, resulting in a population density of 539 people per square kilometer. [3]

The province is home to 24,011 households of ethnic minorities, comprising 114,632 people, accounting for 5.17% of the total provincial population. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ Biểu số 4.6: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long năm 2022 [Table 4.6: Current land use status in the Mekong Delta in 2022](PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
  2. ↑ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Đồng Tháp năm 2018". Đài truyền hình tỉnh Đồng Tháp. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Yearbook 2021 (57 - AN GIANG PROVINCE STATISTICAL OFFICE/ Population and area of An Giang Province as of December 31, 2020, page 397)" (PDF). General Statistics Office of Vietnam. May 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Population, Area, and Population Density by Province - General Statistics Office - 2016".
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