Ba Tri district Huyện Ba Tri | |
|---|---|
 Location inBến Tre province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bến Tre |
| Capital | Ba Tri |
| Area | |
• District | 136 sq mi (351 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• District | 184,734 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
| • Urban | 10,235 |
| • Rural | 174,499 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Ba Tri is arural district (huyện) ofBến Tre province in theMekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2004 the district had a population of 201,802.[1] The district covers an area of 351 km2. The district capital lies atBa Tri.[1] In 2019, the population decreased to 184,734 people with a mean density of 530 people per square kilometer.[2][3]
The district is in the east of Bến Tre Province. It is bordered to the east by theSouth China Sea, to the north by theBa Lai River, to the south by the Hàm Luông river and to the west byGiồng Trôm district.
In the capital of Ba Tri lies the final resting place of the famed 19th-century poetNguyễn Đình Chiểu, known for his patriotic anti-colonial writings. It has been visited by dignitaries includingNông Đức Mạnh.
The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home ofPhan Thanh Giản, a leading mandarin ofTự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.
The commune of Bảo Thuận among others is known for tourism.
The district is divided into one township,Ba Tri (capital), and the following communes:
| Climate data for Ba Tri | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) | 38.3 (100.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.6 (76.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) | 2.6 (0.10) | 8.0 (0.31) | 40.5 (1.59) | 198.0 (7.80) | 218.1 (8.59) | 216.0 (8.50) | 198.9 (7.83) | 239.0 (9.41) | 282.2 (11.11) | 94.7 (3.73) | 28.8 (1.13) | 1,543.9 (60.78) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 137.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80.0 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 80.1 | 82.7 | 84.4 | 85.2 | 86.0 | 86.8 | 87.1 | 85.0 | 82.8 | 83.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 246.0 | 259.1 | 293.2 | 277.4 | 217.5 | 177.4 | 192.1 | 191.7 | 172.3 | 180.4 | 201.3 | 204.7 | 2,628.2 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4] | |||||||||||||
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