Area:1,601.1 sq. km.Population:796.9 thousand habitants (2006) Capital:Vi Thanh Town Administrative divisions:- Town: Nga Bay - Districts: Phung Hiep, Vi Thuy, Long My, Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa, Cham.
Location: Situated in Long My District, HauGiangProvince, about 60km southwest of CanthoCity. Characteristics: During the two resistance wars, Long My was the revolutionary base of Hau Giang and the western part of South Vietnam. Many fierce battles took place there.
Location: Situated at Phuong Quoi Hamlet, Phuong Binh Commune, Phung Hiep District, HauGiangProvince. Characteristics: The Provincial Party Committee's base, also known as Ba Bai Base. The base covers 6ha of garden land, surrounded to the southeast by Xang and Lai Hieu canals, to the northeast by Ca Cuong canal, to the northwest by an old canal and to the southwest by Ba Bai canal.
Location: Situated where seven branches of the MekongRiver and canals converge, 30km from NinhKieuWharf in the centre of Can Tho City. Characteristics: To Phung Hiep, visitors will see thousands of small boats full of agricultural products from Western corners to form 1km long floating market. It's said to be a fruit-market of the Southern part and the market is cultural identity of the Mekong Delta.
