Ngã Năm
Thị xã Ngã Năm
Ngã Năm town
Ngã Năm Floating Market
Ngã Năm Floating Market
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceSóc Trăng
Established district31 October 2003
Established district-level town29 December 2013
Area
  Town (Class-4)93.5307 sq mi (242.2435 km2)
  Urban
37.8501 sq mi (98.0313 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Town (Class-4)84,022
  Density898/sq mi (346.8/km2)
  Urban
43,714
  Urban density1,155/sq mi (445.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Ngã Năm is a district-level town (thị xã) of Sóc Trăng province in the Mekong River Delta region of Vietnam, was established on 29 December 2013. As of 2013 the district had a population of 84,022.[1] The district-level town covers an area of 242.2435 km².

Administrative divisions

3 phường (urban wards): 1 (formerly Ngã Năm town), 2 (formerly Long Tân commune), 3 (formerly Vĩnh Biên commune) and 5 xã (suburban communes): Long Bình, Mỹ Bình, Mỹ Quới, Tân Long, Vĩnh Quới.

References

  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

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