Vĩnh Lợi district
District in Bạc Liêu province, Vietnam
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Vĩnh Lợi was a rural district (huyện) of Bạc Liêu province (Now Cà Mau province) in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 187,515.[1] The district covered an area of 652 km2. The district capital lies at Châu Hưng.[1] Vĩnh Lợi district is north of the border with Sóc Trăng province (Now Cần Thơ), south of Hòa Bình and Bạc Liêu town, and west of Phước Long district.
Administrative divisions
Vĩnh Lợi district is subdivided into 8 commune-level subdivisions, including Châu Hưng township (district capital), and the rural communes of: Châu Hưng A, Hưng Thành, Hưng Hội, Châu Thới, Vĩnh Hưng, Vĩnh Hưng A and Long Thạnh.