Vĩnh Long Province
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Vĩnh Long Province Tỉnh Vĩnh Long |
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| Province | |
| Nickname(s): Eternal prosperity | |
 Location of Vĩnh Long within Vietnam |
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| Coordinates: 10°10′N 106°0′E / 10.167°N 106.000°ECoordinates: 10°10′N 106°0′E / 10.167°N 106.000°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Capital | Vĩnh Long |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Phạm Văn Đấu |
| • People's Committee Chair | Trương Văn Sáu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,475.2 km2 (569.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,046,390 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Gia Rai |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Calling code | 70 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-49 |
| Website | vinhlong |
Vĩnh Long (
listen) is a province located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. Its capital is Vĩnh Long. Its population is 1,046,390 and its area is 1,475 square kilometres (570 sq mi).
Modern-day Vĩnh Long was part of Long Hồ dinh (barrack, 營) established by the Nguyễn lords in 1732, comprising the provinces of Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, and parts of Cần Thơ.
The area saw some of the heaviest fighting between the Tây Sơn brothers and the Nguyễn lords in the late 18th century; in 1784 Nguyễn Huệ defeated Siamese forces aiding Nguyễn Ánh at the Mang Thít River.
In 1951, the Southern Resistance Administrative Committee of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam merged Vĩnh Long and Trà Vinh provinces into Vĩnh Trà Province. Vinh Tra existed until 1954 (however, as North Vietnam never administered the area for a significant period of time, this arrangement was not enforced). In 1957, the Republic of Vietnam formed Vĩnh Long Province, consisting of six districts: Châu Thành, Chợ Lách (now part of Bến Tre Province), Tam Bình, Bình Minh, Sa Đéc, and Lấp Vò. In 1961, Cái Nhum District was split from Chợ Lách. Đức Tôn District and Đức Thành District were added in 1962, but joined the newly formed Sa Đéc Province in 1966. As of 1975, the province had 7 districts: Châu Thành, Chợ Lách, Tam Bình, Bình Minh, Minh Đức, Trà Ôn, and Vũng Liêm.
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