Chợ Mới
Chợ Mới is a township and capital of Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province, Vietnam.
Chợ Mới | |
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Urban municipality and town | |
Chợ Mới Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°33′N 105°24′E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | An Giang Province |
| District | Chợ Mới District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 12,898 |
| • Density | 10,880/sq mi (4,201/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 |
| Climate | Aw |
It is known as "the Mecca" of the Hòa Hảo sect, a new religious movement of Vietnam.[1]
References
- Thi Lâm, Quang (2001). The Twenty-five Year Century: A South Vietnamese General Remembers the Indochina War to the Fall of Saigon. University of North Texas Press. p. 87. ISBN 1574411438.
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