U Minh district Huyện U Minh | |
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 U Minh forest. | |
 Districts of Cà Mau province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Cà Mau |
| Capital | U Minh |
| Area | |
• District | 295 sq mi (764 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• District | 100,876 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| • Urban | 7,106 |
| • Rural | 93,770 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
U Minh is arural district (huyện) ofCà Mau province in theMekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 100,876.[1][2] The district covers an area of 764 square kilometres (295 sq mi). The district capital lies atU Minh.[2]
It is located on Vietnam's western coast on theCà Mau Peninsula, abutting theGulf of Thailand. It is bordered by the districts ofU Minh Thượng district to the north inKiên Giang province,Trần Văn Thời to the south andThới Bình to the east.
The terrain is mostly flat, salty floodplains.
The district is subdivided into 8commune-level subdivisions, including the township ofU Minh and the rural communes ofNguyễn Phích,Khánh Hội,Khánh Hòa,Khánh Tiến,Khánh Thuận,Khánh Lâm andKhánh An.
9°25′01″N104°55′01″E / 9.417°N 104.917°E /9.417; 104.917
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