U Minh district
U Minh district
Huyện U Minh | |
|---|---|
U Minh forest. | |
Districts of Cà Mau province | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Cà Mau |
| Capital | U Minh |
| Area | |
| 295 sq mi (764 km2) | |
| Population (2019 census) | |
| 100,876 | |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| • Urban | 7,106 |
| • Rural | 93,770 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
U Minh is a rural district (huyện) of Cà Mau 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 764 square kilometres (295 sq mi). The district capital lies at U Minh.
It is located on Vietnam's western coast on the Cà Mau Peninsula, abutting the Gulf of Thailand. It is bordered by the districts of U Minh Thượng district to the north in Kiên Giang province, Trần Văn Thời to the south and Thới Bình to the east.
The terrain is mostly flat, salty floodplains.