| Vietnamese name | Can Tho |
|---|---|
| Area | 1,440 km² |
| Population | about 1.3 million |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. |
| Main port / logistics hub | Can Tho Port, Can Tho International Airport |
Overview
Can Tho City is the largest city in the Mekong Delta, nicknamed the 'Western Capital' (Tay Do). It is the political, economic, and educational center of the Mekong Delta, home to Can Tho University (a hub of agricultural research) and a branch of IRRI (the International Rice Research Institute). The Cai Rang floating market is a world-famous tourist spot.
Functioning as a collection and processing hub for agricultural products, rice-milling factories and pangasius processing factories are concentrated here.
Features of agriculture
Can Tho City's own farmland is limited, but it is extremely important as a hub for rice milling and export. Raw rice gathered from the Mekong Delta provinces is milled, quality-inspected, packaged, and exported in Can Tho. Many pangasius processing companies (Vinh Hoan, Hung Vuong, etc.) also have factories here.
The Faculty of Agriculture at Can Tho University is a hub for agricultural research and human-resource development in southern Vietnam, carrying out research on improving rice varieties and farming technology.
Main agricultural products
Rice (milling and export hub), pangasius (processing hub), fruit (collection point), vegetables, flowers
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