Thới Lai district

For other uses, see Thới Lai.
Thới Lai district
Huyện Thới Lai
District
Map
Country Vietnam
CityCần Thơ
CapitalThới Lai
Area
 • Total
98.71 sq mi (255.66 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
147,546
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Thới Lai is a new rural district (huyện) of Cần Thơ City in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the district had a population of 120,964,[1] rising to 147,546 in 2018. The district covers an area of 255.66 km2. The district capital lies at Thới Lai.[1] The district was formed in 2009 from the southern portion of Cờ Đỏ district.

The district borders Phong Điền and Ô Môn districts to the east, Cờ Đỏ district and Kiên Giang province to the west, Phong Điền District and Hậu Giang province to the south and Cờ Đỏ and Ô Môn districts to the north.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one commune-level town, Thới Lai, and 13 communes: Thới Thạnh, Tân Thạnh, Định Môn, Trường Thành, Trường Xuân, Trường Xuân A, Trường Xuân B, Trường Thắng, Xuân Thắng, Thới Tân, Đông Bình and Đông Thuận.

References

  1. ^ a b Thanh Niên newspaper

9°59′57″N 105°39′40″E / 9.99917°N 105.66111°E / 9.99917; 105.66111


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