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Vinh Long

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Vinh Long

River port in Cuu Long province, southern Vietnam, situated in the Mekong delta 125 km/78 mi southwest of Ho Chi Minh City; population (1998 est) 100,900. Vinh Long lies on the right bank of the Tien River, the main branch of the Mekong, in a rice growing area subject to seasonal flooding. It has coconut plantations and sawmills.

Vinh Long has a large Roman Catholic cathedral and a Cantonese pagoda. It is served by a commercial airport.



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The remains were discovered Saturday in a search of the former Vinh Long army airport, said the head of the provincial military command's political department, Vo Hieu Hoa.
The first day takes the section out of Ho Chi Minh City and along the Mekong River to Vinh Long, the capital of the province of the same name, through rice fields via Cai Be to the town of Cai Be, before staying overnight with a local family.
The bridge is being constructed over the Hau River, a branch of the lower Mekong River, and links Can Tho with Vinh Long Province.
 
 
 
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