Chau Phu District

Chau Phu District Huyện Châu Phú
—  District  —
Location in An Giang Province
Country	Vietnam
Province	An Giang Province
Capital	Cai Dau
Area
– Total	164.5 sq mi (426 km2)
Population (2003)
– Total	244,305
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Châu Phú is a rural district (huyện) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 244,305.^[1] The district covers an area of 426 km². The district capital lies at Cai Dau.^[1] There are some festivals here: "Bình Thủy temple worshiping", "Sir Tây An worshiping"...

Chau Phu is located 20 km south of Long Xuyen and 20 km north of Chau Doc, the main towns in the province.

The district comprises 12 communes and one thị trấn: Khánh Hòa, Mỹ Đức, Mỹ Phú, Ô Long Vĩ, Vĩnh Thạnh Trung, Thạnh Mỹ Tây, Bình Long, Đào Hữu Cảnh, Bình Phú, Bình Chánh, Bình Mỹ, thị trấn Cái Dầu.

The majority of the population follows the Hoa Hao religious sect.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 

Coordinates: 10°34′59″N 105°10′01″E / 10.583°N 105.167°E / 10.583; 105.167