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Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ

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District in Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Phong Điền district Huyện Phong Điền
District
Overlooking Phong Điền townOverlooking Phong Điền town
Official seal of Phong Điền districtSeal
Country Vietnam
ProvinceCần Thơ
Area
 • Total46 sq mi (119 km)
Population
 • Total123,136
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Phong Điền is a rural district of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 102,621. As of 2018, the population had risen to 123,126. The district covers an area of 119 km (46 sq mi). Phong Điền was established by Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004. To the east it borders Ninh Kiều district and Cái Răng district, and to the west it borders Hậu Giang province and Bình Thủy district.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one town, Phong Điền (753.82 ha, 11,852 people (2007)), with municipal status, and 6 communes:

References

  1. ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
Districts of the Mekong Delta
Cần Thơ city
An Giang province
Bạc Liêu province
Bến Tre province
Cà Mau province
Đồng Tháp province
Hậu Giang province
Kiên Giang province
Long An province
Sóc Trăng province
Tiền Giang province
Trà Vinh province
Vĩnh Long province
denotes provincial seat.

9°59′57″N 105°39′35″E / 9.99917°N 105.65972°E / 9.99917; 105.65972

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