Cửu_Long_province

Cửu Long province

Cửu Long province

Historic province of Vietnam

Cửu Long was a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.[1] It was created in 1976 from the merger of Vĩnh Long province and Vĩnh Bình province, and in 1992 Cửu Long was re-split into Vĩnh Long and Trà Vinh provinces.[1]

Statistics

  • Area: 3,856 km2
  • Population: 1,979,800 (1992)

Etymology

In Vietnamese, Cửu Long (deriving from the Sino-Vietnamese 九龍) literally means "nine dragons," referring to the Mekong, known in Vietnamese as the "River of Nine Dragons".

The area of Hong Kong called Kowloon shares a common etymology.

References

  1. [1]
    Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Bibliography

  • "Cuu Long". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.


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