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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City (Class-2) | |
| Bạc Liêu City | |
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Bạc Liêu Location of in Vietnam | |
| 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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| Vĩnh Long Province |
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