Cà Mau

Cà Mau Thành phố Cà Mau
Cà Mau seen from the air
Cà Mau Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°11′N 105°9′E / 9.183°N 105.150°E / 9.183; 105.150
Country	Vietnam
Province	Cà Mau
Area
• Land	250.3 km2 (96.6 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	278,395
• Density	1,112.2/km2 (2,881/sq mi)
Website	Tỉnh Cà Mau

Cà Mau ( listen) is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Cà Mau Province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory. Vietnam's incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was born and raised here. The city is characterized by its system of transport canals and most goods are transported here by boats and barges.

The city's population is approximately 204,895 (as of 2010). The majority of its residents is ethnic Vietnamese, with 300 Khmer Krom households and 400 Hoa households. Cà Mau city is accessible by road (360 km south-west of Ho Chi Minh City) via National Route 1A or by air (Cà Mau Airport). Cà Mau is administratively subdivided into 8 urban phuong and 7 rural xa.

Cà Mau is Vietnam's biggest exporter of shrimp and prawns. In 2005, Cà Mau province alone exported about $500 million of shrimp and prawns. A large petroleum project under construction, the Cà Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex, is valued at $ 1.4 billion. It includes:

The project opened in December 2008.

Cà Mau has several attractions that draw domestic and international tourists. These include several wild bird parks, the southernmost point in Vietnam (called Mũi Cà Mau), and a number of Khmer pagodas. Near Cà Mau is the U Minh area with its famous mangrove forest and swamp cuisine: fish hot pots, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Khmer cuisine. Cà Mau also has several 1- to 3-star hotel restaurants.