Can Tho is the third-largest municipality in Vietnam, situated in the heart of the Mekong Delta region. Known for its floating markets where traders sell produce directly from boats along the region's canals, along with local craft villages and rice-growing countryside, Can Tho serves as the economic, cultural and transportation center of the wider Mekong Delta.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Can Tho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Cần Thơ has a population of around 4,199,824 as of 2024.
Infobox, Area, Total
6,360.83 km2 (2,455.93 sq mi)
Infobox: established_date
1739
Infobox, Coordinates
10.033°N 105.783°E
View the Source 2. Can Tho (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source3. GeoNames: Cần Thơ - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 3 m
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, 105.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, 105.75
10.25 105.75 Aw
5. GeoNames: Cần Thơ - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1586203Quote, cities500 record 1586203
10.03711 105.78825 P PPLA VN 92 916 1507187 3 Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Wikidata: Can Tho
Wikidata Q216075, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite2-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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