Area: Population: Provincial Capital: Districts: Economic potentialities:

4,338 sq.km 1,306,202 Tan An Town Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Ben Luc, Thu Thua, Duc Hoa, Duc Hue, Moc Hoa, Tan Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Hung. agriculture

Long An is located among the nine provinces of the Mekong Delta in South Vietnam and faces Ho Chi Minh City in the east. Most of the population is from the Kinh group and a small percentage, the Hoa ethnic group.

The monsoon tropical weather is divided into two seasons: the dry season, from December to April, and the rainy season, from May to November. The main attractions in Long An are the archaeological remains of the Oc Eo culture. Other vestiges include Nguyen Huynh Duc Temple and Tomb in Tan An and Rach Cat military base.