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Cà Mau

South-eastern Asia

Cà Mau is a former provincial city in southern Vietnam and was the capital of Cà Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region in the southernmost part of the inland territory of Vietnam. The city is characterised by its system of transport canals, and most goods are transported there by boats and barges. The population was approximately 226,372 as of 2019. Cà Mau is accessible by road, 360 kilometres south-west of Ho Chi Minh City via National Route 1, or by air through Cà Mau Airport. The city was administratively subdivided into eight urban wards, called phường, and seven rural communes, called xã. It has a tropical monsoon climate with a lengthy wet season and a relatively brief dry season.

Facts
Population
143,341 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Cities table, 2019 census column
    Cà Mau ( Quản Long) City CMA 114,285 129,896 143,341
  • Cities table, census year
    Cà Mau ( Quản Long) City CMA 114,285 129,896 143,341
  • On Continent: Asia, Page trail, Asia
    Home → Asia → Vietnam
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 9.1833,105.15
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (9.1833,105.15); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (9.1833,105.15); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 6.0
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3. Cà Mau (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Climate
    Cà Mau has a tropical monsoon climate
  • Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
    is a former provincial city in southern Vietnam
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
    is a former provincial city in southern Vietnam
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
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