Giá Rai town Thị xã Giá Rai | |
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 Location inBạc Liêu province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bạc Liêu |
| Establishment | October 5, 1917 |
| Central agency | No.1, Block 1,National Route 1,Ward 1, Giá Rai town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • People Committee's Chairman | Đỗ Minh Thắng |
| • People Council's Chairman | Trần Thanh Danh |
| • Front Committee's Chairman | Trần Văn Trạng |
| • Party Committee's Secretary | Lê Minh Hải |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,399 km2 (13,668 sq mi) |
| Population (August 20, 2024) | |
• Total | 166,324 |
| • Density | 469/km2 (1,210/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh (94%) Khmer (4%) Tanka (2%) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| ZIP code | 97000-975 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | Giarai.Baclieu.gov.vn Giarai.Baclieu.dcs.vn |
Giá Rai [jaː˧˥:ɹaːj˧˧] is adistrict-level town ofBạc Liêu province in theMekong Delta region ofVietnam.
Before 1862–67, most of the territory of modernBạc Liêu province was only the Eastern part of Long Xuyên rural district, An Biên prefecture,Hà Tiên garrison.[citation needed]
On June 15, 1867, as soon asCochinchina became a completecolony of theFrench Republic, the regime ofrural district (huyện) andprefecture (phủ) was replaced by the inspection, which was equivalent to theshire of theUnited Kingdom. Because of that, Hà Tiên province was changed as Kiên Giang inspection (Kiên Giang thanh tra hạt). However, on August 16, Kiên Giang i. was continued to change as Rạch Giá inspection (Rạch Giá thanh tra hạt).
In 1876, Rạch Giá i. was changed as Rạch Giá arrondissement (Rạch Giá tham biện hạt). However, by 1882, the Government ofFrench Cochinchina has separated the East to Bạc Liêu arrondissement (Bạc Liêu tham biện hạt).[citation needed]
On December 20, 1899,Governor-GeneralPaul Doumer issued a decree that, from January 1, 1900, all province-leveladministrative units inFrench Indochina agreed to be called "tỉnh" (province), includingBạc Liêu.
Initially, Bạc Liêu province only consisted of two districts,Vĩnh Lợi andCà Mâu.[note 2] However, on October 5, 1917, the Government of French Cochinchina decided to establishGiá Rai district (quận Giá Rai) based on some parts of Vĩnh Lợi and Cà Mâu. "Giá Rai" (海漆, "milky mangrove") comes from the name of Rạch Giá (海漆溪, "creek of milky mangrove") before.[1] From then until before theWorld War II, the area of the district was constantly expanded.
Since April 5, 1944, the district government was officially located at Phong Thạnh village (làng Phong Thạnh).
After theAugust Revolution in 1945, the Southern Resistance Administration Committee[note 3] changed Giá Rai d. toGiá Rai rural district (huyện Giá Rai). However, the Government of theAutonomous Republic of Cochinchina have restored the old name. That has been kept by the successive governmentsState of Vietnam andRepublic of Vietnam.
Since October 22, 1956, Giá Rai has belonged toBa Xuyên province, which was based on the merger of two provinces Bạc Liêu andSóc Trăng.
On September 8, 1964,Prime MinisterNguyễn Khánh has signed Decree 254-NV that, Bạc Liêu province was re-established since October 1. Therefore, from then to May 1, 1975, Giá Rai district was part of Bạc Liêu province.
After the whole South of theDMZ under the management of the Government of theRepublic of South Vietnam, Giá Rai d. has been changed to Giá Rai rural district.[clarification needed]
Since February 1976, whenVietnam reunited withlegal,[clarification needed] Giá Rai belonged toMinh Hải province, which was based on the merger of two provinces Bạc Liêu andCà Mau.[note 4]
On July 11, 1977, theCouncil of Ministers issued Decision 181-CP on the merger of three communes and one township of dissolved Châu Thành rural district into Giá Rai.
By December 29, 1978, the Council of Ministers continued to issue Decision 326-CP on splitting Giá Rai into two new rural districts Giá Rai (East) and Cà Mau (West).
On April 4, 1979, Giá Rai capital-township (thị trấn Giá Rai) was established under Decision 142-CP of the Council of Ministers, where was based on the merger of twocommunes Phong Thạnh and Long Điền.
By August 30, 1983, the Council of Ministers issued Decision 94-HĐBT on the merger of three communes of dissolved Cà Mau rural district into Giá Rai.
On November 6, 1996,Chairman of the National AssemblyNông Đức Mạnh signed the promulgation of the Resolution on the division of Minh Hải into two new provinces Bạc Liêu and Cà Mau. Since then, Giá Rai belongs toBạc Liêu province.
On December 24, 2001, theGovernment of Vietnam issued Decree 98/2001/NĐ-CP on separating Giá Rai into two new rural districts Giá Rai (North) andĐông Hải (South).
On July 31, 2013, theMinistry of Construction issued Decision 717/QĐ-BXD on the recognition of Hộ Phòng township (thị trấn Hộ Phòng) as themunicipality of class-IV. Based on that fact, on May 15, 2015, theNational Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 930/NQ-UBTVQH13 on the merger of two townships Giá Rai–Hộ Phòng and Phong Thạnh Đông A commune to Giá Rai town (thị xã Giá Rai). This was invisible to the fact that, the entire natural area and population of the rural district has become a town. However, it still includes two specific administrative units, which are wards (urban) and communes (rural areas).
Currently, Giá Rai rural district is divided into 10 commune-level administrative units.
The rural district covers an area of 353,99 km2, meaning equivalent to half ofSingapore area. Its terrain is relatively low compared tosea levels and has absolutely nomountains, so it is always difficult in everyrainy season.
As of 2024, the town had a population of 125,690.[2]
