Can Tho
Centrally run city in South Vietnam
Image: Long (lTiga) Nguyen / Unsplash
- Region
- South Vietnam
- Seat of government
- Can Tho
- Area
- 6,361 km² (2,456 sq mi)2,456 sq mi (6,361 km²)
- Population
- 4,199,824Figure in Resolution 202/2025/QH15
- 2025 merger
- Formed on 1 July 2025 from Can Tho, Soc Trang and Hau Giang
Places to visit in Can Tho
Getting there
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies from Can Tho, the seat of government. By road the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use.
- VCACan Tho International Airport10 km (6 mi)6 mi (10 km)
- VKGRach Gia Airport72 km (45 mi)45 mi (72 km)
- CAHCà Mau Airport117 km (73 mi)73 mi (117 km)
Other provinces in South Vietnam
Sources
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- Resolution 202/2025/QH15 on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units. National Assembly of Vietnam. Adopted 12 June 2025; the merged provinces started work on 1 July 2025. Area, population and the provinces merged into Can Tho.
- Conclusion 163 and Resolution 60-NQ/TW (2025) on the new provinces and their seats (Thu Vien Phap Luat). Seat of government of Can Tho.
- OurAirports. Airports with scheduled flights; straight-line distance from Can Tho worked out by us.
- A boat vendor sells mangoes at a floating market. Photo at the top of this page by Long (lTiga) Nguyen, Unsplash License.