C?n Th? pronunciation   ( help · info ) , the name comes frae "c?m thi giang" - river o poems, is a ceety in Vietnam . The ceety, regardit as "Wastren caipital", wi an estimatit population o 1,121,000 as o 2004, is the biggest ceety in the Mekong Delta . The ceety is locatit on the sooth bank o the H?u River , the bigger branch o the Mekong River. It is 169 km frae Ho Chi Minh Ceety , Vietnam’s lairgest ceety.

Climate [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

C?n Th?’s climate is tropical an monsoonal wi twa saisons: rainy, frae Mey tae November; an dry, frae December tae Aprile. Average annual humidity is 83%, rainfaw 1,635 mm an temperatur 27 °C.

Admeenistrative seestem [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

C?n Th? Ceety constitutes an independent municipality at the same level as provinces o Vietnam . It wis creatit in the beginnin o 2004 bi a split o the umwhile C?n Th? Province intae twae new admeenistrative units: C?n Th? Ceety an H?u Giang Province.

C?n Th? Ceety is dividit intae nine destricts:

• Ninh Ki?u
• Binh Th?y
• Cai R?ng
• O Mon
• Th?t N?t
• Phong đi?n
• C? đ?
• V?nh Th?nh
• Thoi Lai

It borders the provinces o An Giang , H?u Giang , Kien Giang , V?nh Long an đ?ng Thap .

Transportation [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Can Tho is connectit tae the rest o the kintra bi Naitional Road 1A an Can Tho Airport . The Can Tho Brig which is nou completit, is the langest cable-stayed brig in Sootheast Asie . The 6-lane Saigon-Can Tho Exressway is being built in pairts frae Ho Chi Minh Ceety tae Trung Luong o My Tho . The hydrofoil express boat links this ceety wi Saigon.

Tourism [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

The Mekong Delta is considered tae be the “ rice basket o Vietnam,” contributin mair nor 50% o the naition’s rice production. Fowk say o C?n Th?:

C?n Th? is famous for its floatin mercats, Cai Rang an Phung Hiep, whaur fowk sell an buy things on the river, its bird gardens (B?ng L?ng), an Ninh Kieu port. The ceety affers a wide range o tropical fruits such as pomelo , longan , jackfruit , mango an durian .

Education [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Academic institutions in the ceety are C?n Th? University, C?n Th? University o Medicine an Pharmacy, Tay đo University, C?n Th? College, C?n Th? College o Foreign Relations an Economics, Medical College, The Economic an Technical College an Vocational College, wi its well-kent College o Agricultur an Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute .

Economy [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Efter 120 years o development, the ceety nou is the delta's maist important centre o economics, cultur, science an technology. It haes a muckle freshwater port an twa industrial pairks. Wi its stable infrastructur , the ceety is cawin for an expectin lairger foreign investment.

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Travel guide tae C?n Th? frae Wikivoyage

Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Can Tho .

• C?n Th? Wab Archived 2011-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
• C?n Th? Ceety

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