Cho Moi District

Cho Moi District Huyện Chợ Mới
—  District  —
Location in An Giang Province
Country	Vietnam
Province	An Giang
Capital	Cho Moi
Population (2003)
– Total	362,492
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

For other uses, see Chợ Mới.

Chợ Mới 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 362,492.^[1] The district covers an area of 355 km². The district capital lies at Cho Moi.^[1] In addition to the district capital Cho Moi, there is one other urban subdivision, thị Trấn Mỹ Luông. The rural communes are: Kiến An, Kiến Thành, Mỹ Hội Đông, Nhơn Mỹ, Long Giang, Long Điền A,Long Điền B, Tân Mỹ, Mỹ Hiệp, Bình Phước Xuân, Long Kiến, An Thạch Trung, Hội An, Hoà Bình and Hoà An.

The district is heavily criss-crossed by waterways in the delta, causing the district to consist of small islands.

Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are the main religions.

The area saw the start of the communist movement in the province during the 20th century.

References

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