Thới Bình district
Thới Bình district
Huyện Thới Bình | |
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Thới Bình canal. | |
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Seal | |
Districts of Cà Mau province | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Cà Mau |
| Capital | Thới Bình |
| Area | |
• District | 244 sq mi (631 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• District | 135,892 |
| • Density | 558/sq mi (215/km2) |
| • Urban | 10,032 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Thới Bình is a former rural district of Cà Mau province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 135,892. The district covers an area of 631 km2. The district capital lies at Thới Bình. Thới Bình borders U Minh district to the west, Kiên Giang province to the north, Bạc Liêu province to the east and northeast, and Cà Mau to the south.
As a district in the Cà Mau Peninsula and Mekong Delta, Thới Bình is typical of the area, with low-lying and salty floodplains. Part of the district lies in the U Minh Thượng National Park. The main economic activity in the district is aquaculture, particularly prawn and blue crab farming. Trẹm River, a tributary of the Ông Đốc River, is the only waterway flowing through this district.