Ba Tri district
Ba Tri district Huyện Ba Tri | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bến Tre province | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Bến Tre |
| Capital | Ba Tri |
| Area | |
| • District | 136 sq mi (351 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
| • District | 184,734 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
| • Urban | 10,235 |
| • Rural | 174,499 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Ba Tri is a rural district (huyện) of Bến Tre province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2004 the district had a population of 201,802.[1] The district covers an area of 351 km2. The district capital lies at Ba Tri.[1] In 2019, the population decreased to 184,734 people with a mean density of 530 people per square kilometer.[2][3]
The district is in the east of Bến Tre Province. It is bordered to the east by the South China Sea, to the north by the Ba Lai River, to the south by the Hàm Luông river and to the west by Giồng Trôm district.
In the capital of Ba Tri lies the final resting place of the famed 19th-century poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, known for his patriotic anti-colonial writings. It has been visited by dignitaries including Nông Đức Mạnh.
The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home of Phan Thanh Giản, a leading mandarin of Tự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.
The commune of Bảo Thuận among others is known for tourism.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district is divided into one township, Ba Tri (capital), and the following communes:
- An Hòa Tây
- An Thủy
- Vĩnh An
- An Đức
- An Bình Tây
- An Hiệp
- An Ngãi Tây
- Tân Hưng
- An Ngãi Trung
- An Phú Trung
- Mỹ Thạnh
- Mỹ Nhơn
- Mỹ Chánh
- Mỹ Hòa
- Tân Mỹ
- Tân Xuân
- Phước Tuy
- Bảo Thạnh
- Phú Ngãi
- Phú Lễ
- Vĩnh Hòa
- Tân Thủy
- Bảo Thuận
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ba Tri | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) | 38.3 (100.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.6 (76.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) | 2.6 (0.10) | 8.0 (0.31) | 40.5 (1.59) | 198.0 (7.80) | 218.1 (8.59) | 216.0 (8.50) | 198.9 (7.83) | 239.0 (9.41) | 282.2 (11.11) | 94.7 (3.73) | 28.8 (1.13) | 1,543.9 (60.78) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 137.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.0 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 80.1 | 82.7 | 84.4 | 85.2 | 86.0 | 86.8 | 87.1 | 85.0 | 82.8 | 83.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246.0 | 259.1 | 293.2 | 277.4 | 217.5 | 177.4 | 192.1 | 191.7 | 172.3 | 180.4 | 201.3 | 204.7 | 2,628.2 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Ba Tri (District, Bến Tre, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Giới thiệu khái quát huyện Ba Tri - Tỉnh Bến Tre - vansudia.net". Vansudia.net. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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