Ca Mau Province

Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Cà Mau
Meaning = Dark water
Motto = Innovation and Integration


Council Chair =
Committee Chair =
Capital = Cà Mau
Region = Mekong Delta
Area = 5,331. [cite web |url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=467&idmid=3&ItemID=6173 |title=Population and Employment: Population and population density in 2006 by province |accessdate=2008-05-31 |last=General Statistics Office of Vietnam |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=7]
Population = 1,232,000 [cite web |url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=467&idmid=3&ItemID=6173 |title=Population and Employment: Population and population density in 2006 by province |accessdate=2008-05-31 |last=General Statistics Office of Vietnam |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=7] |
Population year = 2006
Population density = 231 [cite web |url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=467&idmid=3&ItemID=6173 |title=Population and Employment: Population and population density in 2006 by province |accessdate=2008-05-31 |last=General Statistics Office of Vietnam |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=7] |
Ethnicities = Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa, Tày
Calling code = 780
ISO code = VN-59
Website = www.camau.gov.vn

Cà Mau audio|Ca Mau.ogg|pronunciation is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 59 provinces. It is bordered on the north by the Kien Giang and Bac Lieu provinces, on the west by the Gulf of Thailand, and on the south and east by the South China Sea (often referred to as the "East Sea".) [cite web |url=http://www.camau.gov.vn/index.php?o=modules&n=info&f=intro&root=1&idmenu=11&id=89 |title=Introduction: Geographical Position |accessdate=2008-05-31 |last=CA MAU PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=]

Economy

Being surrounded by sea on three sides, fishing is an important industry in Cà Mau province. An extensive network of canals also supports a strong agricultural sector, as well as providing a popular means of transport. The U Minh biosphere reserve and Mũi Cà Mau, the southernmost point of Vietnam, serve also as important tourism destinations. The Mui Ca Mau National Park is located at Mũi Cà Mau.

Administration

Politically, Cà Mau is divided into eight districts: [cite web |url=http://www.camau.gov.vn/index.php?o=modules&n=info&f=intro&root=1&idmenu=210&id=212 |title=Towns, Districts: Overview |accessdate=2008-05-31 |last=CA MAU PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=]

*Cái Nước
*Đầm Dơi
*Năm Căn
*Ngọc Hiển
*Phú Tân
*Thới Bình
*Trần Văn Thời
*U Minh

The provincial capital, also named Cà Mau, is a separate municipality.

1997 Disaster

In November 1997 the Cà Mau peninsula was struck by Typhoon Linda (Openg). Thousands of people were lost, and an estimated 200,000 homes were destroyed, along with much of the Cà Mau fishing fleet. [cite web |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7WvOSgCHrOoC&pg=RA1-PA164&dq=%22Ca+Mau%22&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=dSkMGS9qjVYFTtrnb2LTnHCFRrM#PRA1-PA163,M1 |title=The Rough Guide to Vietnam |accessdate=2008-06-02 |last=Dodd |first=Jan, et al |coauthors= |date=2003 |work= |publisher=Rough Guides]

External links

* [http://www.camau.gov.vn/ Official website]

References