Cà Mau

Coordinates: 9°11′N 105°09′E / 9.183°N 105.150°E / 9.183; 105.150
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Cà Mau
Thành phố Cà Mau
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Cà Mau Province, a province in the Mekong Delta
region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory (mainland). The city is characterised by its system of transport canals, and most goods are transported there by boats and barges.

The population is approximately 226,372 as of 2019.

Cà Mau Airport). The city is administratively subdivided into eight urban phường (ward) and seven rural (commune).[3]

Economy

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:

  • 2 thermal power plants with a total capacity of 1500 MW (equipment provided by the German company Siemens)
  • A fertilizer plant with production capacity at 800,000 metric tonnes of urea/year, and
  • A gas pipeline 18 inches in diameter to extend 298 km offshore and with 27 km onshore piping in gas from the PM3 gas field shared with Malaysia. Two billion cubic metres of gas are piped to feed these plants per year.

The project opened in December 2008.[4]

Tourism

Turtle meat is a common cuisine of Cà Mau

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 pagodas. Near Cà Mau is the U Minh area with its famous mangrove forest and swamp cuisine: fish hot pots, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Khmer cuisines. Cà Mau also has several 1- to 3-star hotel restaurants.

History

During the

Bạc Liêu Province. In 1995, Cà Mau province broke off from Minh Hải Province with Cà Mau as its capital. In 1999, the prime minister by a decree recognised Cà Mau as a borough (Vietnamese: Thị xã) – Cà Mau Borough (3rd class urban area as per Vietnamese law).[3] In 2010, the Prime Minister further upgraded City of Cà Mau to a 2nd class urban area.[5]

Transportation

Cà Mau is served by

Cà Mau Airport
.

Demographics

The majority of its residents is ethnic Vietnamese, in addition to 300 Khmer Krom households and 400 Hoa households.

Climate

Cà Mau has a tropical monsoon climate with a lengthy wet season and a relatively brief dry season. The wet season lasts from April to December, and the greatest rainfall occurs in August with 366 millimetres or 14.4 inches. The dry season lasts from January to March, the driest month being February with an average of 12 millimetres or 0.5 inches. Temperatures are high year round, but rise noticeably before the arrival of the monsoons in April.

Climate data for Cà Mau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.2
(95.4)
36.2
(97.2)
36.8
(98.2)
38.3
(100.9)
38.2
(100.8)
35.9
(96.6)
34.7
(94.5)
34.4
(93.9)
34.5
(94.1)
34.0
(93.2)
33.8
(92.8)
33.5
(92.3)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.5)
32.4
(90.3)
33.4
(92.1)
32.8
(91.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.2
(86.4)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)
26.2
(79.2)
27.3
(81.1)
28.5
(83.3)
28.2
(82.8)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.0
(78.8)
27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.8
(74.8)
24.8
(76.6)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.5
(76.1)
23.4
(74.1)
24.3
(75.7)
Record low °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
16.9
(62.4)
18.1
(64.6)
19.0
(66.2)
21.9
(71.4)
21.1
(70.0)
21.2
(70.2)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
19.7
(67.5)
16.8
(62.2)
15.3
(59.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 20.6
(0.81)
12.7
(0.50)
31.7
(1.25)
100.9
(3.97)
248.9
(9.80)
322.5
(12.70)
433.1
(17.05)
348.2
(13.71)
357.2
(14.06)
356.7
(14.04)
194.8
(7.67)
63.0
(2.48)
2,394
(94.25)
Average rainy days 3.8 1.6 2.9 6.9 17.8 20.8 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.5 16.2 8.6 165.9
Average
relative humidity
(%)
79.8 78.8 78.0 78.2 82.9 85.4 85.9 86.4 86.7 86.9 85.1 81.7 83.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220.6 228.3 256.4 230.3 173.7 142.3 153.0 148.9 136.6 146.2 171.4 187.0 2,185.8
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[6]

People from Ca Mau

Gallery

  • The Monument in downtown Cà Mau City, surrounded with the Provincial Administrative Hall, the Central Post Office and several banks
    The Monument in downtown Cà Mau City, surrounded with the Provincial Administrative Hall, the Central Post Office and several banks
  • Phan Ngọc Hiển street in Cà Mau Central
    Phan Ngọc Hiển street in Cà Mau Central
  • Cà Mau city downtown viewed from the air
    Cà Mau city downtown viewed from the air
  • A main street in Cà Mau city
    A main street in Cà Mau city
  • Cà Mau city
    Cà Mau city

References

  1. ^ a b Nghị quyết số 24/NQ-CP ngày 04 tháng 6 năm 2009 của Chính phủ Việt Nam.
  2. ^ "Cà Mau (District-level City, Cà Mau, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Thành phố Cà Mau". Ủy ban Nhân dân Thành phố Cà Mau (Cà Mau City People's Committee). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  4. ^ VietNamNet Bridge Archived 20 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine. English.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved on 15 November 2011.
  5. ^ Life Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Nhan Dan. Retrieved on 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).

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9°11′N 105°09′E / 9.183°N 105.150°E / 9.183; 105.150