Which province will Bac Lieu and Ca Mau merge into?

1. Which province did Bac Lieu and Ca Mau merge into?

• A

  Minh Hai

  According to the Ca Mau Provincial Party Portal, after the complete liberation of the South, in February 1976, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam issued a decree to merge several provinces in the South. The two provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu became Minh Hai province. Minh Hai province includes: Minh Hai town, Ca Mau town and 7 districts: Vinh Loi, Hong Dan, Gia Rai, Chau Thanh, Thoi Binh, Tran Van Thoi, Ngoc Hien.

• B

  Mekong

• C

  Little River

• D

  Kien Hoa

2. In what year was Minh Hai province split into two?

• A

  1993

• B

  1994

• C

  1995

• D

  1996

  On November 6, 1996, at the 10th session, the 9th National Assembly approved the separation of Minh Hai province into 2: Ca Mau and Bac Lieu - effective from January 1, 1997.
  Ca Mau province has an area of ​​5,211 km2, population of 1,133,747 people, including one town (Ca Mau) and 6 districts (Thoi Binh, U Minh, Tran Van Thoi, Cai Nuoc, Dam Doi, Ngoc Hien).

3. Before the merger, what was the name of Ca Mau province?

• A

  Bac Lieu

• B

  Mekong

• C

  An Xuyen

  An Xuyen province was established on the basis of renaming Ca Mau province according to Decree No. 143-NV to change the boundaries and name of Saigon - Cho Lon Capital and other provinces and provincial capitals in Vietnam.
  According to this Decree, the Southern part of the Republic of Vietnam included the capital city of Saigon and 22 provinces.
  At this time, Ca Mau province was renamed An Xuyen, and the provincial capital was renamed Quan Long. An Xuyen was the name of the local village that used to belong to Quan Long commune, which was the district capital of Ca Mau district before 1956.

• D

  Ha Tien

4. What type of urban area is Ca Mau city?

• A

  I

• B

  II

  Ca Mau City is located in the Northeast of Ca Mau Province. It borders Bac Lieu Province to the East, Thoi Binh District to the North and Northwest, Tran Van Thoi District to the West, Cai Nuoc District to the Southwest, and Dam Doi District to the South. The natural area of ​​Ca Mau City is 249.29 km², equal to 4.71% of the total area of ​​the province. Ca Mau is a provincial capital city, recognized as a type 2 urban area on September 2, 2010.

• C

  III

• D

  IV

5. Is Bac Lieu or Ca Mau the country's leader in seafood exports?

• A

  Bac Lieu

• B

  Ca Mau

  According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, in 2021, Ca Mau province led the country in seafood export turnover, with over 1 billion USD, accounting for more than 11% of the country's seafood exports.
  Next is Soc Trang province with 986 million USD, accounting for nearly 11%. Ranked 3rd with a turnover of 922 million USD is Ho Chi Minh City, accounting for 10% of the country's seafood exports.
  In addition to the above 3 provinces/cities, the top 5 localities in seafood export also include Dong Thap and Khanh Hoa, accounting for 8.4% and 8.3% of the country's seafood export value with 764 million USD and 753 million USD, respectively.

Lam Hoang

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