After the separation, what two provinces are now Cuu Long province, located between the Tien River and the Hau River?

Cuu Long province was established in February 1976, then in 1991, at the 10th session of the 8th National Assembly, a resolution was passed to divide Cuu Long province to re-establish Tra Vinh and Vinh Long provinces. Notably, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long provinces are both surrounded by two large rivers, the Tien River and the Hau River.

Cuu Long province was established in February 1976 under the Decree of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam on the basis of merging two provinces, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh. On December 26, 1991, the 10th session of the 8th National Assembly passed a resolution to divide Cuu Long province to re-establish Tra Vinh and Vinh Long provinces.

In particular, these two provinces are located between two large branches of the Mekong River, the Tien River and the Hau River.

Map of the Mekong Delta region. Photo: TL.

Tra Vinh has the highest growth rate in the Mekong Delta region.

Tra Vinh is a coastal province in the Southeast of the Mekong Delta, located between the Tien and Hau rivers, bordering the provinces of Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Soc Trang, with a 65 km long coastline and a natural area of ​​2,358 km2.

Tra Vinh has 1 city, 1 town and 7 districts, with 2 seaports: Cung Hau and Dinh An. These are all important shipping routes of the Mekong Delta region connecting to the East Sea and connecting with the world.

Tra Vinh province has a tropical monsoon climate, is less affected by storms and floods, and has a higher elevation than neighboring areas.

This is also the land of the three ethnic groups Kinh, Khmer, and Hoa, of which the Khmer accounts for about 31% of the population. Accordingly, a multi-ethnic culture has been formed with many communal houses, pagodas, churches, and traditional festivals.

With a special geographical location between two large branches of the Tien River and the Hau River, adjacent to the East Sea, this land has formed many islands and sandbars along the river and the sea with rich, green specialized fruit gardens all year round.

The pristine environment in Tra Vinh is ranked 3rd in the top 15 cities with the cleanest air quality in Southeast Asia (announced by the global air quality monitoring agency IQAir in Switzerland).

This has created countless advantages for Tra Vinh to develop marine tourism, river and garden eco-tourism and resort tourism.

With its multi-ethnic culture and rich cuisine, every year, Tra Vinh welcomes groups of domestic and international tourists to explore and experience the unique cultural features remaining in the Southwest region.

Tourists enjoy the experience of digging sweet potatoes on the sand dunes in Con Ong (Dan Thanh commune, Duyen Hai town). This is one of the activities of the Con Ong hamlet agricultural tourism model, developed by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tra Vinh province and the Institute for Economic Development and Tourism Research. Photo: Hong Phuc

Thanks to the annual alluvial deposits from the rich river and canal system, Tra Vinh also has favorable conditions to develop a diverse agricultural sector, from cultivation, livestock farming, and aquaculture in all three regions of salt, fresh, and brackish water.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Tra Vinh province, the whole province currently has over 29,753 hectares of high-tech agricultural production.

Of which, 9,742 hectares use semi-automatic sprinkler irrigation technology; nearly 13 hectares apply greenhouse and hydroponic technology; nearly 8,722 hectares produce according to VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic standards... Tra Vinh also has more than 11,000 hectares of intensive and super-intensive aquaculture; 433 hectares of clam farming are ASC certified.

Of which, for brackish water shrimp alone, Tra Vinh province's farming area and output ranked 6th in the Mekong Delta region, with an output of more than 94,000 tons and a production value of 7,500 billion VND.

According to the report of Tra Vinh Provincial People's Committee, in 2024, the province's GRDP growth rate will be the highest in the Mekong Delta region, reaching 10.04% (exceeding 1.54%), ranking 8th nationwide.

The economic scale at current prices is estimated at VND 96,622 billion (an increase of VND 12,662 billion compared to 2023). GRDP per capita reached VND 94,368 million/person, reaching 106.16% of the plan (exceeding VND 5,478 million).

In the agricultural sector, by 2024, the production value/ha of cultivated land in Tra Vinh will reach 155 million VND/year (an increase of 19.2 million VND/ha), with an average profit of about 60 million VND/ha.

The production value per hectare of aquaculture land reached 410 million VND/year (an increase of 77.9 million VND/ha), the average profit reached about 105 million VND/ha. The average income per capita in rural areas reached 53 million VND, an increase of 1.85 times compared to 2013.

Thanks to high-tech shrimp farming, Mr. Ngo Van De in Long Khanh commune, Duyen Hai district, Tra Vinh province earns the lowest profit of 1-4 billion VND/crop. Photo: Huynh Xay

Up to now, Tra Vinh province has basically achieved 8/8 new rural criteria; 85/85 communes have met new rural standards, 51 communes have been advanced new rural, 9 communes have been model new rural; 9/9 districts, towns and cities have been recognized by the Prime Minister as having met standards and completed the task of building new rural areas. Cau Ke and Tieu Can districts have met advanced new rural standards.

Implementing the arrangement of commune-level administrative units according to Resolution No. 1277/NQ-UBTVQH15, dated November 14, 2024 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Tra Vinh province for the period 2023 - 2025, accordingly, Tra Vinh city merged Ward 2 and Ward 6 into Ward 3.

After the arrangement, Tra Vinh city has 8 commune-level administrative units (including 7 wards and 1 commune); Tra Vinh province has 9 district-level administrative units, 104 commune-level administrative units (including 85 communes, 9 wards and 10 towns).

Vinh Long Province - a place of livable countryside, located between two legendary rivers

According to the administrative history of Vinh Long province, the first name of the province was Chau Dinh Vien, established in 1732 by Nguyen Phuc Chu; in 1779, it was renamed Hoang Tran Dinh, then renamed Vinh Tran. From 1806 to 1832, Vinh Tran was renamed Vinh Thanh Town. From 1832 to 1950, the name Vinh Long was formed as a province.

In the period 1951-1954, Vinh Long was changed to Vinh Tra province. From 1954 to 1975, Vinh Long province was re-established for the second time. From 1976 to 1991, it merged with Tra Vinh to form Cuu Long province, then in 1992 it separated again, Vinh Long was re-established for the third time.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Bang, a good farmer in Dong Thanh commune, Binh Minh town, Vinh Long province, is an Excellent Farmer in 2023, earning billions of dong each year from growing jackfruit and other fruit trees. Photo: Huynh Xay

Like Tra Vinh, Vinh Long province is located between the Tien and Hau rivers, so it benefits from abundant alluvium, forming islands, lush fields, healthy trees and sweet fruits, all year round, attracting tourists.

Tourists coming to Vinh Long can take a boat along two rivers to experience exploring the river gardens and traditional craft villages that few places have...

On the other side of the Tien River is Minh Islet. Minh Islet, also known as An Binh Islet, consists of 4 communes (An Binh, Hoa Ninh, Dong Phu and Binh Hoa Phuoc, Long Ho District), with an area of ​​over 60km2, surrounded by Co Chien and Ham Luong Rivers. This place is considered the most attractive river garden destination in Vinh Long Province, welcoming millions of domestic and foreign tourists every year to visit and relax...

According to the report of the People's Committee of Vinh Long province, in 2024, the province achieved and exceeded the plan for 21/21 socio-economic targets; the total social product in the area in 2024 is estimated at 43,942 billion VND. The import-export economic sector has the strongest growth rate in Vinh Long in 2024, reaching 25.85%. Other sectors such as industry - construction, consumer services, agriculture, forestry and fishery, tourism... all recorded growth from 13.8-14.4%.

By the end of 2024, Vinh Long had 3 district-level units completing the task of building new rural areas (NTM)/meeting NTM standards, 75/83 communes meeting NTM standards, accounting for nearly 90.4%. Of which, the province has 35 communes meeting advanced NTM standards, accounting for nearly 46.7%, surpassing 1 commune, reaching the target 1 year ahead of the Resolution target for the period 2021-2025 on advanced NTM communes; and 10 communes meeting model NTM standards...

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