U Minh is a former rural district (huyá»Ân) of CàMau province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019, the district had a population of 100,876. The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at U Minh.
It is located on Vietnam's western coast on the CàMau Peninsula, abutting the Gulf of Thailand. It is bordered by the districts of U Minh Thðợng district to the north in Kiên Giang province, Trần VÃÂn Thá»Âi to the south and Thá»Âi Bình to the east.
The terrain is mostly flat, salty floodplains.
Before 2025, the district is subdivided into 8 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of U Minh and the rural communes of Nguyá» n PhÃÂch, Khánh Há»Âi, Khánh Hòa, Khánh Tiến, Khánh ThuáºÂn, Khánh Lâm and Khánh An.
In 2025, the Area was rearranged into 4 communes: U Minh, Nguyen Phich, Khanh Lam, Khanh An.