Bạc Liêu (city)
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 Vietnam
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| Province : | Bạc Liêu | ||
| ISO 3166-2: VN : | VN-55 | ||
| Coordinates : | 9 ° 17 ' N , 105 ° 43' E | ||
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| City residents : | 147,855 (2009) | ||
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| Area code : | +84 (0) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +7: 00 | ||
Bạc Liêu is a city in the Bạc Liêu Province in Vietnam . It is part of the Mekong Delta in South Vietnam. In the 2009 census, the population of the city center was 109,529 (1999 census: 109,529). The district-free city of Bạc Liêu had a population of 147,855 in 2009. The city forms the capital of the province of Bạc Liêu. The city has had town charter since 2010 and has the status of a 3rd class provincial town.
The former name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi .
history
The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name (Pol Leav ពល ពល in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a center of the Hòa Hảo religion.
gallery
Web links
Commons : Bac Lieu - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bạc Liêu (District-Free City, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .