Bac Lieu
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Bạc Liêu City Thành phố Bạc Liêu |
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| Provincial city | |
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 Location in Bạc Liêu Province |
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 Bạc Liêu City
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| Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E / 9.283°N 105.717°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Province | Bạc Liêu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.25 km2 (67.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 240,045 |
| • Density | 1,369.7/km2 (3,548/sq mi) |
Bạc Liêu (
listen) City is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of approximately 150,000. The old name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.
The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name (Pol Leav ពលលាវ in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a centre of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after So was released there.
Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E / 9.283°N 105.717°E
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