Long Xuyên
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Long Xuyên City Thành phố Long Xuyên |
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 Location in An Giang Province |
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 Long Xuyên City
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| Coordinates: 10°22′25″N 105°26′45″E / 10.37361°N 105.44583°ECoordinates: 10°22′25″N 105°26′45″E / 10.37361°N 105.44583°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Province | An Giang |
| Established city | 1999 |
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| • Total | 106.87 km2 (41.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 368,376 |
| • Density | 3,446.9/km2 (8,927/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
Long Xuyên (
listen) is the provincial city and capital city of An Giang Province, in the Mekong Delta region of south-western Vietnam. It is located at approximately 1,950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the Cambodian border. The population of Long Xuyên city is over 368,376 (2013), with an area of only 106.87 km².
Long Xuyên is the second most prosperous city in south-western Vietnam, just after Cần Thơ city.
Long Xuyên is a very developed city in merchandising (mainly in rice trading) and processing fish industry (such as basa fish) with more than six plants and 10,000 workers.
Long Xuyên is home to An Giang University and the Long Xuyên Teacher's Training College. An Giang University is the second largest university in the Mekong Delta. An Giang University has more than 8,000 students and began as a teaching trainer's college. It was recognized with university status in 2000. Currently they have faculties in Education, Agriculture, Economics, IT, and Marx-Lenin Ideologies
There are three main high schools in Long Xuyên city. Thoại Ngọc Hầu, Binh Khanh, and Long Xuyên, respectively. Thoại Ngọc Hầu high school was once known as Long Xuyên high school, with currently over 2,000 students. Thoại Ngọc Hầu is a specialized school for majors of English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, and Biology.
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