Châu Thành A district

Châu Thành A is a rural district (huyện) of Hậu Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. In the wake of Government Decree 64/2000/ND-CP on November 6, 2000, Châu Thành A district, formerly of Cần ThÆ¡, was reestablished by removing 22.139 km² of land and 163,357 people from Châu Thành. At the time, Châu Thành A had eight administrative units, being Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, NhÆ¡n Ái, NhÆ¡n NghÄ©a, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.

By Government Decree No. 05/2004/ND-CP dated January 2, 2004, Châu Thành A district acquired 5.31 km² and 6,339 people from neighbouring Tân Phú Thạnh district to form the newly created Cái Răng, NhÆ¡n Ái, NhÆ¡n NghÄ©a and Trường Long communes.

Divisions

The district is divided into 8 communes:

Tân Thuận, Thạnh Xuân, Tân Hoà, Trường Long, Nhơn Ái, Nhơn Nghĩa, Trường Long Tây and Tân Phú Thạnh.