Cửu Long province
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
[edit]- Area: 3,856 km2
- Population: 1,979,800 (1992)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "Cuu Long". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
External links
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