Vĩnh Long province

Vĩnh Long province
Etymology: "Eternal Prosperity"
Coordinates: 10°10′N 106°0′E / 10.167°N 106.000°E / 10.167; 106.000
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
CapitalVĩnh Long
Government
  People's Council ChairBùi Văn Nghiêm
  People's Committee ChairLữ Quang Ngời
Area
  Total
1,525.73 km2 (589.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
1,329,630
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demographics
  EthnicitiesVietnamese, Khmer, Hoa, Chăm
GDP
  TotalVND 47.121 trillion
US$ 2.047 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code70
ISO 3166 codeVN-49
HDI (2020) 0.713
(29th)
Websitevinhlong.gov.vn

Vĩnh Long (listen) is a province located in the Mekong Delta of southwestern Vietnam. Its capital is Vĩnh Long. Its population is 1,046,390 and its area is 1,525.73 km2 (589.09 sq mi). Vĩnh Long (spelled 永隆 in the former Hán-Nôm writing system) is a Sino-Vietnamese name, translating as "eternal prosperity." This province covers the central part of the largest delta island in Vietnam, and also on the western tip of the southern river island of Bến Tre Province.