Cần Giờ district

CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam.

The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2019, the district had an area of and population of 71,526. CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â is home to CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Mangrove Forest, a biosphere reserve listed by UNESCO.

Geographical location

CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â district located in the southeast part of Ho Chi Minh City, it borders:

NhÃÂ BÃÂ¨ district to the north, by SoÃÂ i RÃ¡ÂºÂ¡p river
CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiuÃ¡Â»Âc district and CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n ÃÂÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc district, Long An and GÃÂ² CÃÂ´ng ÃÂÃÂ´ng district, TiÃ¡Â»Ân Giang provinces to the west by SoÃÂ i RÃ¡ÂºÂ¡p river
NhÃÂ¡n TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch district, ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai province to the northeast by ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Tranh river
PhÃÂº MÃ¡Â»Â¹, BÃÂ RÃ¡Â»ÂaÃ¢ÂÂVÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u province to the southeast by ThÃ¡Â»Â VÃ¡ÂºÂ£i river, and VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u by the GÃÂ nh RÃÂ¡i Bay (East Sea) to the south.

Natural conditions

CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â District borders the East Sea with approximately 20 km of coastline. It is home to the CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â mangrove forest, a vast wetland interwoven with a dense network of rivers and canals. This ecosystem boasts high biodiversity, featuring many endemic plant and animal species native to VietnamÃ¢ÂÂs coastal regions. The district has 32,109 hectares of forestry land (46.45% of the total area) and 22,850 hectares of rivers and canals (32% of the total area). The mangrove region accounts for 56.7% of the district's total area. Additionally, the district contains around 69 islands of various sizes.

Transportation

As the district is island and all borders to river mouth flows into sea that are important shipping routes with most of the area is reserve forest, bridge construction here was limited and considered and it was only access by ferry terminals, including: BÃÂ¬nh KhÃÂ¡nh (CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Ã¢ÂÂ NhÃÂ BÃÂ¨), VÃÂ m SÃÂ¡t Ã¢ÂÂ TÃÂ¢n TÃ¡ÂºÂp (CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Ã¢ÂÂ CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiuÃ¡Â»Âc), LÃÂ½ NhÃÂ¡n Ã¢ÂÂ Gia ThuÃ¡ÂºÂn (CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Ã¢ÂÂ GÃÂ² CÃÂ´ng), QuÃ¡Â»Âc ChÃÂ¡nh (CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Ã¢ÂÂ VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u).

However, bridges and roads are planned to connect this area, including the CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Bridge (on NguyÃ¡Â»Ân LÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng BÃ¡ÂºÂ±ng Avenue, run from PhÃÂº MÃ¡Â»Â¹ HÃÂ°ng urban area), pair of bridges of BÃÂ¬nh KhÃÂ¡nh (crosses SoÃÂ i RÃ¡ÂºÂ¡p river) and PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc KhÃÂ¡nh(crosses LÃÂ²ng TÃÂ u river) on Ben Luc Ã¢ÂÂ Long Thanh Expressway, from west to east respectively with an interchange with RÃ¡Â»Â«ng SÃÂ¡c Road. Cross-country coastal road, stretch from VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u to GÃÂ² CÃÂ´ng and crosses the district. A rapid transit railway from BÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n ThÃÂ nh station connect to CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â Beach, is planned to constructed in December 2025.

History

In 1822, British ambassador John Crawfurd visited CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â during his journey to Siam and Cochinchina, noting that it was a poor region but with friendly and civilized people.

During the French colonial period, on December 18, 1872, the French established CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â canton from parts of two other cantons in BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng District, Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province. Later, in 1875, An ThÃÂt canton was separated. By 1947, both CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â and An ThÃÂt cantons were transferred from Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province to VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u Province, forming CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â District under this province.

Between 1956 and 1976, the Republic of Vietnam made several administrative adjustments. Initially, CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â District was part of VÃÂ©ng TÃÂ u Town but was later transferred to PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc Tuy Province and divided into two districts: CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â and QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng XuyÃÂªn. In 1960, both districts became part of BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a Province, and in 1965, they were merged into Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province, maintaining this status until 1975.

On the revolutionary government's side, CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â always belonged to Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province. In 1968, CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â District was merged with several communes from BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a and BÃÂ RÃ¡Â»Âa provinces to form DuyÃÂªn HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i District. After April 30, 1975, this district remained part of BiÃÂªn HÃÂ²a Province until 1976.

Since 1976, DuyÃÂªn HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i District belonged to ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng Nai Province. On December 29, 1978, the district was merged into Ho Chi Minh City. In 1991, DuyÃÂªn HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i District was renamed CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n GiÃ¡Â»Â. In 2003, CÃ¡ÂºÂ§n ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡nh Town was established.

Administration