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Bac Lieu Thành phố Bạc Liêu

Location in Bạc Liêu Province
Bac Lieu Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E / 9.283°N 105.717°E / 9.283; 105.717
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bạc Liêu

Bạc Liêu ( listen) town is the capital of the Bac Lieu province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of approximately 150,000. The old name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.^[1]

History [edit]

The name Bạc Liêu (薄遼) is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name.^[2] In the 1950s the area was a centre of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after So was released there.^[3]

References [edit]

^ Richard Tregaskis Southeast Asia: Building the Bases: The History of Construction in South East Asia . US Navy Museum Page 152 - 1975 "Still farther south in the Delta, the southernmost RMK-BRJ work was at Bac Lieu, also known by the name Vinh Loi. But whether called Vinh Loi (Honored Ford) or Bac Lieu (Historical Crossing), it was an advisory base 120 miles south of ."
^ Nghia M. Vo Saigon: A History - 2011 - Page 22 "Although Bạc Liêu has no meaning in Vietnamese, it was derived from the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name, ..."
^ Vietnam: a Dragon Embattled: From colonialism to the Vietminh Joseph Buttinger - 1967 "Although Bac Lieu was a considerable distance from the sites of great Hoa Hao strength, the town soon became "a center of pilgrimage from which spread messages of religious but also of anti-French inspiration." 49 For his followers, Huynh ..."

v t e Districts of the Mekong Delta Region

Can Tho	Binh Thuy Cai Rang Ninh Kieu O Mon Phong Dien Co Do Vinh Thanh Thot Not Thoi Lai

An Giang Province	Long Xuyen An Phu Chau Doc Chau Phu Chau Thanh Cho Moi Phu Tan Tan Chau Thoai Son Tinh Bien Tri Ton

Bac Lieu Province	Bac Lieu Dong Hai Gia Rai Hoa Binh Hong Dan Phuoc Long Vinh Loi

Ben Tre Province	Ben Tre Ba Tri Binh Dai Chau Thanh Cho Lach Giong Trom Mo Cay Bac Mo Cay Nam Thanh Phu

Ca Mau Province	Ca Mau Cai Nuoc Dam Doi Nam Can Ngoc Hien Phu Tan Thoi Binh Tran Van Thoi U Minh

Dong Thap Province	Cao Lanh Sa Dec Chau Thanh Hong Ngu Town Hong Ngu District Lap Vo Tan Hong Tam Nong Thanh Binh Thap Muoi

Hau Giang Province	Vi Thanh Chau Thanh Chau Thanh A Nga Bay Long My Phung Hiep Vi Thuy

Kien Giang Province	Rach Gia An Bien Chau Thanh Giong Rieng Go Quao Giang Thanh Hon Dat Kien Hai Kien Luong Tan Hiep Vinh Thuan U Minh Thuong

Long An Province	Tan An Ben Luc Can Duoc Can Giuoc Chau Thanh Duc Hoa Duc Hue Moc Hoa Tan Hung Tan Thanh Tan Tru Thanh Hoa Thu Thua Vinh Hung

Soc Trang Province	Soc Trang Chau Thanh Ke Sach Long Phu Cu Lao Dung My Tu My Xuyen Thanh Tri Vinh Chau Nga Nam

Tien Giang Province	My Tho Chau Thanh Cai Lay Cai Be Go Cong Cho Gao Go Cong Dong Go Cong Tay Tan Phuoc Tan Phu Dong

Tra Vinh Province	Tra Vinh Cang Long Chau Thanh Cau Ke Tieu Can Cau Ngang Tra Cu Duyen Hai

Vinh Long Province	Vinh Long Binh Minh Binh Tan Long Ho Mang Thit Tam Binh Tra On Vung Liem

Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E / 9.283°N 105.717°E / 9.283; 105.717

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