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(Redirected from Vinh Long) Provincial city in Vĩnh Long Province, Vietnam
Vĩnh Long City
Thành phố Vĩnh Long
Provincial city (Class-2)
Seal
Nickname(s): "The Sky of the Swirling Water"
(Vùng trời nước xoáy)
Motto(s): "Go to sea and let down nets"
(Hãy ra khơi mà thả lưới)
Vĩnh Long City Thành phố Vĩnh Long is located in VietnamVĩnh Long City Thành phố Vĩnh LongVĩnh Long City
Thành phố Vĩnh LongLocation of Vĩnh Long in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°15′N 105°58′E / 10.250°N 105.967°E / 10.250; 105.967
Country Vietnam
ProvinceVĩnh Long Province
Area
 • Total48.1 km (18.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total200,120
 • Density4,200/km (11,000/sq mi)

Vĩnh Long is a city and the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.

Geography

Vĩnh Long covers 48.1 kilometres (29.89 mi) and has a population of 200,120 (as of 2018). The name was spelled 永隆 ("eternal prosperity") in the former Hán-Nôm writing system.

Narrow bridge over canal on the island of An Binh

Topography

Vĩnh Long is on the Cổ Chiên River, which branches out from the Mekong River at the narrows of Mỹ Thuận about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream, only to meet it later downstream. Across the Cổ Chiên river from Vĩnh Long are the An Binh and Bình Hòa Phước islands, some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) across, with the Mekong River on the other side. A number of canals run through Vĩnh Long, with tall vehicular bridges crossing them. Transport by boat is possible, although parts of the town, particularly An Binh, become unreachable at low tide.

Fruit stalls along the street in Vĩnh Long market, selling ripe and green mangos, plums, and milk apples.

Vĩnh Long is about two hours from the large city of Cần Thơ in the adjacent Hậu Giang Province, and about three hours from Saigon. The floating market town of Cái Bè is on the other side of the An Binh island and is the frequent destination for tourists from Vĩnh Long.

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References

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Cities in Vietnam
Municipalities
Special
Class-1
Municipal cities
Class-1
Class-3
Provincial cities
Class-1
Class-2
Class-3
District-level towns
Class-3
Class-4
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
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