Ba Tri district
Huyện Ba Tri
District
Location in Bến Tre province
Location in Bến Tre province
Country Vietnam
ProvinceBến Tre
CapitalBa Tri
Area
 • Total136 sq mi (351 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total246,450
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Ba Tri is a rural district (huyện) of Bến Tre province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2004 the district had a population of 201,802.[1] The district covers an area of 351 km². The district capital lies at Ba Tri.[1] In 2013, the population decreased to 191,097 people with a mean density of 538.3 people per square kilometer.[2]

The district is in the east of Bến Tre Province. It is bordered to the east by the South China Sea, to the north by the Ba Lai River, to the south by the Hàm Luông river and to the west by Giồng Trôm district.

In the capital of Ba Tri lies the final resting place of the famed 19th-century poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, known for his patriotic anti-colonial writings. It has been visited by dignitaries including Nông Đức Mạnh.

The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home of Phan Thanh Giản, a leading mandarin of Tự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.

The commune of Bảo Thuận among others is known for tourism.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one township, Ba Tri (capital), and the following communes:

  1. An Hòa Tây
  2. An Thủy
  3. Vĩnh An
  4. An Đức
  5. An Bình Tây
  6. An Hiệp
  7. An Ngãi Tây
  8. Tân Hưng
  9. An Ngãi Trung
  10. An Phú Trung
  11. Mỹ Thạnh
  12. Mỹ Nhơn
  13. Mỹ Chánh
  14. Mỹ Hòa
  15. Tân Mỹ
  16. Tân Xuân
  17. Phước Tuy
  18. Bảo Thạnh
  19. Phú Ngãi
  20. Phú Lễ
  21. Vĩnh Hòa
  22. Tân Thủy
  23. Bảo Thuận

Climate

Climate data for Ba Tri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.7
(92.7)		 38.3
(100.9)		 35.5
(95.9)		 37.3
(99.1)		 36.8
(98.2)		 38.7
(101.7)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.9
(94.8)		 35.2
(95.4)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.7
(92.7)		 33.2
(91.8)		 38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.8
(91.0)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.6
(88.9)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 29.2
(84.6)		 30.9
(87.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)		 25.8
(78.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25.8
(78.4)		 27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)		 23.6
(74.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.4
(75.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 24.6
(76.3)
Record low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)		 18.8
(65.8)		 17.2
(63.0)		 21.5
(70.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.2
(72.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.2
(63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.2
(0.20)		 2.6
(0.10)		 8.0
(0.31)		 40.5
(1.59)		 198.0
(7.80)		 218.1
(8.59)		 216.0
(8.50)		 198.9
(7.83)		 239.0
(9.41)		 282.2
(11.11)		 94.7
(3.73)		 28.8
(1.13)		 1,543.9
(60.78)
Average rainy days 1.3 0.5 0.8 3.7 15.5 20.1 20.0 20.0 21.2 19.6 9.5 4.8 137.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80.0 81.3 81.0 80.1 82.7 84.4 85.2 86.0 86.8 87.1 85.0 82.8 83.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 246.0 259.1 293.2 277.4 217.5 177.4 192.1 191.7 172.3 180.4 201.3 204.7 2,628.2
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Giới thiệu khái quát huyện Ba Tri - Tỉnh Bến Tre - vansudia.net". Vansudia.net. 28 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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