Bạc Liêu (Vietnamese: [ɓàːk liəw] (listen)) is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of approximately 150,000. The former name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.[1]
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Bạc Liêu
Thành phố Bạc Liêu | |
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Bạc Liêu City | |
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Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E | |
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Province | Bạc Liêu |
Area | |
• Total | 175.25 km2 (67.66 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 240,045 |
• Density | 1,369.7/km2 (3,548/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Climate | Aw |
The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name[2] (Pol Leav ពលលាវ in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a centre of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after Sổ was released there.[3]
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An Giang Province |
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Bạc Liêu Province |
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Bến Tre Province |
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Cà Mau Province |
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Đồng Tháp Province |
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Hậu Giang Province |
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Kiên Giang Province |
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Long An Province |
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Sóc Trăng Province |
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Tiền Giang Province |
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Trà Vinh Province |
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Vĩnh Long Province |
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