Cần Giờ district
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| name = Cần Giờ district
| native_name = Huyện Cần Giờ
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| type = District
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| map_caption = Cần Giờ in the metropolitan area of HCMC
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| subdivision_type1 = Centrally governed city
| subdivision_name1 = Ho Chi Minh City
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| seat_type = Seat
| seat = Cần Thạnh Town
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| leader_title = People's Council
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| area_total_km2 = 704
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| population_total = 71,526
| population_as_of = 2019
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| p1 = 1 township (thị trấn), 6 communes (xã)
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| utc_offset1 = +07
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150519024819/http://www.cangio.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/ cangio.hochiminhcity.gov.vn]
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Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam.{{Cite web |last=Huy |first=Phúc |title=Cần Giờ sẽ là thành phố biển tăng trưởng xanh, thân thiện với môi trường |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/can-gio-se-la-thanh-pho-bien-tang-truong-xanh-than-thien-voi-moi-truong-2259574.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=VietNamNet News |language=vietnamese}}{{Cite web |last=CÔNG PHIÊN |date=2014-06-17 |title=Khai thác lợi thế của Cần Giờ để nâng cao mức sống người dân |url=https://tphcm.chinhphu.vn/khai-thac-loi-the-cua-can-gio-de-nang-cao-muc-song-nguoi-dan-1012861.htm |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=tphcm.chinhphu.vn |language=vi}}
The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2019, the district had an area of 704,45 km² and population of 71,526.{{Cite news |title=Kết quả toàn bộ Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở năm 2019 |url=https://www.gso.gov.vn/du-lieu-va-so-lieu-thong-ke/2020/11/ket-qua-toan-bo-tong-dieu-tra-dan-so-va-nha-o-nam-2019/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241208203652/https://www.gso.gov.vn/du-lieu-va-so-lieu-thong-ke/2020/11/ket-qua-toan-bo-tong-dieu-tra-dan-so-va-nha-o-nam-2019/ |archive-date=2024-12-08 |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=General Statistics Office of Vietnam |language=vi}} Cần Giờ is home to Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.
Geographical location
Cần Giờ borders Nhà Bè district to the north, Long An and Tiền Giang provinces to the west, Đồng Nai province to the northeast, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province to the southeast, and the East Sea to the south. The district is bordered on the West by the Soai Rap river, which currently connects through the Binh Khanh Ferry Terminal, with plans to construct the Cần Giờ Bridge.{{cite web | title=Work on Can Gio Bridge to start in 2022 | website=The Saigon Times | date=June 23, 2020 | url=https://english2.thesaigontimes.vn/work-on-can-gio-bridge-to-start-in-2022/ | access-date=November 9, 2021 | archive-date=May 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524184306/https://english2.thesaigontimes.vn/work-on-can-gio-bridge-to-start-in-2022/ | url-status=dead }}
Natural conditions
Cần Giờ District borders the East Sea with approximately 20 km of coastline.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=Độc đáo đô thị sinh thái Cần Giờ |url=https://plo.vn/doc-dao-do-thi-sinh-thai-can-gio-post775468.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=plo.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=VINH |first=HỒNG |date=2021-03-31 |title=Tp.HCM định hướng Cần Giờ sẽ là thành phố du lịch |url=https://vneconomy.vn/tphcm-dinh-huong-can-gio-se-la-thanh-pho-du-lich.htm |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới |language=vi}} It is home to the Cần Giờ mangrove forest, a vast wetland interwoven with a dense network of rivers and canals. This ecosystem boasts high biodiversity, featuring many endemic plant and animal species native to Vietnam’s coastal regions. The district has 32,109 hectares of forestry land (46.45% of the total area) and 22,850 hectares of rivers and canals (32% of the total area). The mangrove region accounts for 56.7% of the district's total area.{{Cite web |last=Hà Mai |date=2022-10-19 |title=Phát triển Cần Giờ là thành phố du lịch biển |url=https://thanhnien.vn/phat-trien-can-gio-la-thanh-pho-du-lich-bien-1851512048.htm |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=thanhnien.vn |language=vi}} Additionally, the district contains around 69 islands of various sizes.
History
In 1822, British ambassador John Crawfurd visited Cần Giờ during his journey to Siam and Cochinchina, noting that it was a poor region but with friendly and civilized people.{{Cite web |title=Journal of an embassy from the Governor-General of India to the courts of Siam and Cochin-China : exhibiting a view of the actual state of those kingdoms |url=https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea010 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=digital.library.cornell.edu |language=en}}
During the French colonial period, on December 18, 1872, the French established Cần Giờ canton from parts of two other cantons in Bình Dương District, Gia Định Province.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-21 |title=Quyết định 1493/QĐ-UBND 2015 xác lập Ngân hàng tên đường tỉnh Bình Phước |url=https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Giao-thong-Van-tai/Quyet-dinh-1493-QD-UBND-2015-xac-lap-Ngan-hang-ten-duong-tinh-Binh-Phuoc-287581.aspx |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=THƯ VIỆN PHÁP LUẬT}} Later, in 1875, An Thít canton was separated. By 1947, both Cần Giờ and An Thít cantons were transferred from Gia Định Province to Vũng Tàu Province, forming Cần Giờ District under this province.
Between 1956 and 1976, the Republic of Vietnam made several administrative adjustments. Initially, Cần Giờ District was part of Vũng Tàu Town but was later transferred to Phước Tuy Province and divided into two districts: Cần Giờ and Quảng Xuyên.{{Cite web |title=Vietnam Private tour |url=https://vietnamadventuretour.com.vn/tour-category/private-tours/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |language=en-US}} In 1960, both districts became part of Biên Hòa Province, and in 1965, they were merged into Gia Định Province, maintaining this status until 1975.
On the revolutionary government's side, Cần Giờ always belonged to Gia Định Province. In 1968, Cần Giờ District was merged with several communes from Biên Hòa and Bà Rịa provinces to form Duyên Hải District.{{Cite web |title=Huyện có lịch sử hình thành đặc biệt từng thuộc 5 tỉnh, thành, sau sáp nhập sẽ cất cánh nhờ những điều này |url=https://danviet.vn/huyen-co-lich-su-hinh-thanh-dac-biet-tung-thuoc-5-tinh-thanh-sau-sap-nhap-se-cat-canh-nho-nhung-dieu-nay-d139797.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=danviet.vn}} After April 30, 1975, this district remained part of Biên Hòa Province until 1976.
Since 1976, Duyên Hải District belonged to Đồng Nai Province.{{Cite web |title=Hành trình 50 năm tách - nhập đơn vị hành chính của TPHCM |url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/hanh-trinh-50-nam-tach-nhap-don-vi-hanh-chinh-cua-tphcm-1477390.ldo |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=laodong.vn}} On December 29, 1978, the district was merged into Ho Chi Minh City.{{Cite web |title=TPHCM sắp lần thứ 8 tách nhập địa giới hành chính trong gần 50 năm |url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/tphcm-sap-lan-thu-8-tach-nhap-dia-gioi-hanh-chinh-trong-gan-50-nam-1226170.ldo |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=laodong.vn}}{{Cite web |title=Biên Hòa - Đồng Nai qua các thời kỳ |url=https://baodongnai.com.vn/phongsukysu/201807/bien-hoa-dong-nai-qua-cac-thoi-ky-2904280/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=baodongnai.com.vn |language=vi-VN}} In 1991, Duyên Hải District was renamed Cần Giờ.{{Cite web |last=NLD.COM.VN |title=25 năm Duyên Hải - Cần Giờ |url=https://nld.com.vn/thoi-su-trong-nuoc/25-nam-duyen-hai-can-gio-77284.htm |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Báo Người Lao Động Online |language=vi}} In 2003, Cần Thạnh Town was established.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=Thị trấn Cần Thạnh, huyện Cần Giờ - Quy hoạch - Bản đồ - Tổng quan - Địa Ốc Thông Thái |url=https://diaocthongthai.com/thi-tran-can-thanh-can-gio/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=diaocthongthai.com |language=vi}}
Administration
Cần Giờ district includes the town of Cần Thạnh and six communes:
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