Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal and river to the Hậu River.

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Quick Facts Thành phố Vị Thanh, Country ...

Vị Thanh Thành phố Vị Thanh
City (Class-3)
Vị Thanh City
Vị Thanh downtown
Nickname:  Tây sông Hậu City
Location in Hậu Giang Province
Vị Thanh Location of Vị Thanh in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°47′N 105°28′E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hậu Giang
Government
• Chairman of People's Committee	Huỳnh Thanh Phong
• Chairman of the People's Council	Trần Quốc Khởi
• Secretary	Nguyễn Hữu Tình
Area
• City (Class-3)	118.86 km2 (45.89 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• City (Class-3)	104,244
• Density	672/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
• Urban	50,844 (68%)
Website	vithanh.haugiang.gov.vn

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Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020.

Vị Thanh city has an area of 118.67 km², the population as of April 1, 2019, is 73,322 people, of which: the urban population is 44,164 people (60%), rural population is 29,158 people (40%), population density reaches 618 people/km².^[1]

• Vị Hưng Church next to Xà No River in Vị Thanh city.