Tân Phú Đông District

Tân Phú Đông is a new rural district (huyện) of Tiền Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. This district located in an islet named "Lợi Quan" of the Mekong River. It was established in 2008 and is a poorest district in Tiền Giang Province.[1] Its territory came from split of Gò Công Đông District and Gò Công Tây District.

Tân Phú Đông District

Huyện Tân Phú Đông
Tân Phú Đông District
Coordinates: 10°20′N 106°02′E
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceTiền Giang
CapitalNone
Area
  Total78.02 sq mi (202.08 km2)
Population
 (2008)
  Total42,926
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Tân Phú Đông is subdivided into 6 communes:

  • Phú Đông
  • Phú Tân
  • Phú Thạnh
  • Tân Thới
  • Tân Phú
  • Tân Thạnh

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