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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]

Ba Tri district Huyện Ba Tri
District
Location in Bến Tre province
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bến Tre
Capital	Ba Tri
Area
• Total	136 sq mi (351 km2)
Population  (2018)
• Total	246,450
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

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

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