Tiền Giang Province
For the river Tiền Giang, see Tiền River.
| Tiền Giang Province Tỉnh Tiền Giang | |
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| Province | |
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| Nickname(s): Anterior River | |
 Location of Tiền Giang within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°25′N 106°10′E / 10.417°N 106.167°ECoordinates: 10°25′N 106°10′E / 10.417°N 106.167°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Capital | Mỹ Tho |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Đỗ Tấn Minh |
| • People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Hữu Chí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,635,700 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Tày |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Calling code | 73 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-46 |
| Website | tiengiang.gov.vn |
Tiền Giang (
listen) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.
Administrative divisions
Tiền Giang is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:
- 8 districts:
- 2 district-level towns:
- 1 provincial city:
- Mỹ Tho (capital)
They are further subdivided into 7 commune-level towns (or townlets), 144 communes, and 22 wards.
Notable people from Tiền Giang
- Empress Dowager Từ Dũ (1810–1902), mother of the Nguyễn Dynasty's Emperor Tự Đức
- Empress Nam Phương (1914–63), consort of Emperor Bảo Đại, the second and last empress consort of the Nguyễn Dynasty
- Nguyễn Hữu Huân (1830–75), a scholar and leader of an anti-French colonialist movement in Cochinchina
- Nguyễn Thị Thập (1908–96), Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam (1960–75), and Chairwoman of the Women's Federation of Vietnam (1956–74)
- Trương Mỹ Hoa (1945-...), Vice President of Vietnam (2002–07), Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam (1997–2002), Chairwoman of the Women's Federation of Vietnam (1992–98)
- Lê Thanh Hải (1950-...), member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City's Communist Party Committee (2006-date)
- Viet Khang (1973-), Vietnamese song writer and singer, now arrested and held in captivity by the Vietnamese communist regime, for his patriotic songs that highly criticized the regime and its pro-China stance.
External links
- Official website of the Tiền Giang government
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