Sa Đéc
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| Sa Dec Sa Đéc |
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  Sa Dec
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| Coordinates: 10°18′00″N 105°46′0.12″E / 10.3°N 105.7667°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
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| Province | Dong Thap |
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| - Mayor | Tong Kim Quang |
| Area | |
| - Total | 58 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 103,000 |
| - Density | 1,775.9/km2 (4,599.5/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | Vietnam (UTC+7) |
Sa Dec (Vietnamese: Sa Đéc) is a town in Đồng Tháp Province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. It is a river port and agricultural, industrial trading center, During the Vietnam War, it was the site of an American Swift Boat base.
Before the nineteenth century, it was the capital of Dong Khau Dao, and it was known as the one of the largest cities in the Mekong Delta.
Today, this town has a population of approximately 103,000. There are three industrial zones in this town, designated by the codes A, C1, and C. They attract a large number of businessmen from the Mekong Delta region.
Sa Dec is also known outside of Vietnam as the place where the French novelist Marguerite Duras fell in love with Huỳnh Thủy Lê, a gentle, older Chinese landowner.
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[edit] External links
- Encyclopedia Britannica entry
- Citypopulation.de entry (list of Vietnamese cities with populations)
- Swift Boat Coastal Base 13 page, with photos
Coordinates: 10°18′00″N 105°46′00″E / 10.3°N 105.7667°E
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