Cà Mau (Vietnamese: [kaː˨˩ maw˧˧] ^ⓘ) is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 63 provinces. It is bordered to the north by Kiên Giang and Bạc Liêu provinces, to the west by the Gulf of Thailand, and to the south and east by the South China Sea.^[3]

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Cà Mau Province Tỉnh Cà Mau
Province
Đá Bạc Islet in Cà Mau
Seal
Nickname:  Dark water
Location of Cà Mau within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°5′N 105°5′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Cà Mau
Government
• People's Council Chair	Huỳnh Quốc Việt
• People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Tiến Hải
Area [1]
• Total	5,331 km2 (2,058 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,521,894
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa
GDP[2]
• Total	VND 53.229 trillion US$ 2.312 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	290
ISO 3166 code	VN-59
Website	www.camau.gov.vn

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Being surrounded by water on three sides, fishing is an important industry in Cà Mau province. An extensive network of canals also supports a strong agricultural sector, as well as providing a popular means of transport. The U Minh biosphere reserve and Mũi Cà Mau, the southernmost point of Vietnam, serve also as important tourist destinations. The Mũi Cà Mau National Park is located at Mũi Cà Mau.

Cà Mau is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:^[4]

8 districts:

1 provincial city:

• Cà Mau (capital)

They are further subdivided into nine commune-level towns (or townlets), 82 communes, and 10 wards.

In November 1997, the Cà Mau Peninsula was struck by Typhoon Linda (Openg). Thousands of people were killed, and an estimated 200,000 homes were destroyed, along with much of the Cà Mau fishing fleet.^[5]