Tháp Mười district
INTRODUCTION
Address of the People’s Committee: Ward 3, Mỹ An town, Tháp Mười district, Đồng Tháp province
Tel: 0277.3824216
Email: thapmuoi@dongthap.gov.vn
Website: www.thapmuoi.dongthap.gov.vn
Tháp Mười district is 90km away from Hồ Chí Minh city, 95 km away from Cần Thơ city and 32km away from Cao Lãnh city. Tháp Mười disrict borders Long An province to the Northeast; Tiền Giang province to the Southeast, Cao Lãnh district to the southwest, Tam Nông district to the North. It covers an area of 517.66km2, accounting for 15.25% of the area of Đồng Tháp province and occupying 8.22% of the area of Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds). Tháp Mười has a population of 136,876 people.
Tháp Mười district has a system of intermittent rivers, of which fresh water from Tiền River flows into the district through the following main canal systems: Tháp Mười Canal No. 1 (Đồng Tiến canal - Lagrnge), An Phong – Mỹ Hoa - North East canal, Tháp Mười Canal No. 2 (Nguyễn Văn Tiếp A canal). These canal systems significantly contribute to soil improvement such as removing sludge, washing alum and supplying large amounts of alluvial soil for the land here.
Being a center of the Plain of Reeds, Tháp Mười district has an advantage on raw materials, especially rice fields are a large granary of the province and the region. In addition, the workforce is plentiful, qualified and experienced, ready to meet the needs of labor-intensive projects or high-tech projects.
Its tourism potentials: "The most beautiful of Tháp Mười is lotus", a homeland of many business men, having many cultural - traditional features. Gò Tháp Relic Site, which is ranked as an archaeological relic and special national architectural art by the Prime Minister, containing many cultural and historical values of the nation and humanity.
LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
Mr. Đoàn Thanh Bình Position: Chairman Tel: 0939189078 Email: dtbinh@dongthap.gov.vn
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Mr. Nguyễn Văn Hiệp Position: Vice chairman Tel: 0918643211 Email: nvhieptmdt@yahoo.com.vn
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(Translated by Gia Vi)