Bạc Liêu | |
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 Bạc Liêu windpower farm | |
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 Location of Bạc Liêu within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates:9°15′N105°45′E / 9.250°N 105.750°E /9.250; 105.750 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Capital | Bạc Liêu |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Lữ Văn Hùng |
| • People's Committee Chair | Phạm Văn Thiều |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,667.88 km2 (1,030.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 1,166,503 |
| • Density | 437.240/km2 (1,132.45/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese,Khmer,Hoa |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Total | VND 37.719 trillion US$ 1.638 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 291 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-55 |
| HDI (2020) |  0.670[4](53rd) |
| Website | www |
Bạc Liêu was a formerprovince ofVietnam. It is a coastal province, and is situated in theMekong Delta region of the southern part of the country.
On June 12, 2025, Bạc Liêu was incorporated intoCà Mau province.[5]
Bạc Liêu is subdivided into seven district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into seven commune-level towns (or townlets), 50 communes, and seven wards.
Bạc Liêu is located onMekong Delta, although it is actually located slightly to the south of theMekong's main outflows. Bạc Liêu is around 100 kilometres (62 mi) south ofCần Thơ, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.
The most important parts of Bạc Liêu's economy are rice farming, fishing, food processing, and clothing manufacturing.
Bạc Liêu Province was established on December 20, 1899,[6] and officially became an administrative unit on January 1, 1900.[7] On October 22, 1956, Bạc Liêu Province was dissolved and merged into Ba Xuyen Province.[8] On September 8, 1964, Bạc Liêu Province was re-established.[9]
After the Fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bạc Liêu province andCà Mau province were merged into one new entity calledMinh Hải province.[7] In 1996, Minh Hải province was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bạc Liêu province and the southwest becoming Cà Mau province.[10] Bac Lieu is renowned for its community of Teochew Chinese.
On 12 June 2025, as part ofmajor nationwide reforms, Bạc Liêu province was dissolved and merged withCà Mau province.[5]
Vọng cổ, an important song in the traditional music of southern Vietnam, was composed in Bạc Liêu around 1918 or 1919.
Referring to Bac Lieu, many people immediately think of the homeland of Prince Bac Lieu (Công Tử Bạc Liêu) Trần Trinh Huy also called Ba Huy, or the Black Prince – was a famous player not only in Bac Lieu but even in Saigon and the South of Vietnam during the 1930s and 1940s.
Places adjacent to Bạc Liêu province | |
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Capital:Bạc Liêu | ||
| Bạc Liêu | | |
| Giá Rai | ||
| Đông Hải district | ||
| Hòa Bình district | ||
| Hồng Dân district | ||
| Phước Long district | ||
| Vĩnh Lợi district | ||
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