An Giang province

An Giang
Province
Bà Chúa Xứ Temple of Sam Mountain, Maitreya Buddha statue sitting on Cấm Mountain in Tịnh Biên, Temple of late President Tôn Đức Thắng, Mausoleum of Thoại Ngọc Hầu, Tomb of Ba Chúc, Island of Phú Quốc
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Location of An Giang within Vietnam
Interactive map of An Giang
Coordinates: 10°30′N 105°10′E / 10.500°N 105.167°E / 10.500; 105.167
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital of Province	Rạch Giá ward
Government
• People's Council Chair	Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn[1]
• People's Committee Chair	Hồ Văn Mừng[2]
Area [3]
• Total	9,888.91 km2 (3,818.13 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[3]
• Total	4,952,238
• Density	500.787/km2 (1,297.03/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa, Chăm
GDP[4]
• Total	VND 74.297 trillion US$ 3.227 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	296
ISO 3166 code	VN-44
HDI (2020)	0.663[5] (55th)
Website	angiang.gov.vn/en

An Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the country's southwestern part.

On June 12, 2025, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15,^[6] which took effect the same day, merging Kiên Giang Province into An Giang Province.

An Giang was the former territory of Chân Lạp. In 1757, Cambodia's King Nặc Đôn (Ang Tong) died.^{[note 1]} The regent Nặc Nhuận paid his two prefectures: Trà Vinh and Ba Thắc as tribute to Lord Võ to get approval as the new king of Cambodia. Shortly afterward, Nặc Nhuận's son-in-law killed him to ascend the crown. Nặc Đôn's grandson, Nặc Tôn (Ang Ton) fled to Hà Tiên seeking for military aid. Lord Võ appointed Nặc Tôn as the new king of Cambodia and ordered Mạc Thiên Tứ and his troops to escort Nặc Tôn back. In return, Nặc Tôn ceded the Tầm Phong Long region to Lord Võ. Lord Võ divided this region to three sub-regions: Châu Đốc, Tân Châu, and Đông Khẩu, under the administration of Long Hồ palace.^{[7]: 121 [8]: 166–7}

In 1808, Emperor Gia Long renamed Lower Cochinchina from Gia Định trấn to Gia Định thành, its four palaces (dinh): Phiên Trấn, Trấn Biên, Trấn Định, Vĩnh Trấn (Long Hồ) were also renamed to protectorate (trấn): Phiên An, Biên Hoà, Định Tường, Vĩnh Thanh respectively. Định Viễn district was renamed to Định Viễn prefecture.^[8]: 716 Vĩnh Thanh protectorate contained both Vĩnh Long and An Giang.^[9]: 21

An Giang province was first established in 1832 when Emperor Minh Mạng divided Lower Cochinchina into Six Provinces. An Giang province contained two prefectures: Tân Thành,Tuy Biên, divided into four districts: Vĩnh An, Vĩnh Định, Đông Xuyên, and Tây Xuyên.^{[10]: 392–5} Lê Đại Cương was appointed the governor-general of An – Hà (An Giang – Hà Tiên) cum viceroy of Chân Lạp. Under Cương administration were: Ngô Bá Nhân – An Giang provincial governor, and Phạm Xuân Bích - Hà Tiên provincial governor, both were apointed shortly before.^{[10]: 426, 402}

On 22/10/1956, South Vietnam president Ngô Đình Diệm issued Decree No. 143-NV merging Châu Đốc province and Long Xuyên province to reestablish An Giang province.^[11]

An Giang is located in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu River and Tiền River branches of the Mekong River are the province's dominant geographical features. With the exception of the west, most of An Giang is fairly flat and is criss-crossed by many canals and small rivers. This terrain has made An Giang a significant agricultural center, producing significant quantities of rice.

The Cấm Mountains, also known as the Thất Sơn range or the "Seven Mountains", are located in the western Tịnh Biên District. Followers of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition, founded in An Giang in 1849, refer to these mountains as Bửu Sơn, "Precious Mountains".

The province's name is derived from the Sino-Vietnamese word: 安江, meaning "peaceful river".^[12]: 38

An Giang is subdivided into 14 wards, 85 communes, and 3 special zones (including Phu Quoc, Kien Hai and Tho Chau).

Before 2025, An Giang was subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:

• Districts:

1. An Phú: 3 towns and 11 rural communes
2. Châu Phú: 2 town and 11 rural communes
3. Châu Thành: 2 town and 11 rural communes
4. Chợ Mới: 3 towns and 15 rural communes
5. Phú Tân: 2 towns and 16 rural communes
6. Thoại Sơn: 3 towns and 14 rural communes
7. Tri Tôn: 3 towns and 12 rural communes

• District-level towns:

1. Tân Châu: 5 wards and 9 rural communes
2. Tịnh Biên: 7 wards and 7 rural communes

• Provincial cities:

1. Châu Đốc: 5 wards and 2 rural communes
2. Long Xuyên: 11 wards and 2 rural communes (capital of province)

• They are further subdivided into 18 commune-level towns (or townlets), 110 communes, and 28 wards (156 in total).

An Giang first became a province in 1832, having been settled by Vietnamese migrants moving southward in search of new land. It is believed that An Giang was once an important center of the 1st millennium Óc Eo culture, presumably owing to its position on the river. Traditionally, An Giang has been known for its silk industry.

An Giang is home to a substantial number of people from Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Due to the province's proximity to Cambodia, the Khmer Krom is the largest non-Vietnamese group. Other groups, such as the Chams and ethnic Chinese (Hoa), are also found in An Giang.

As of 2020, An Giang Province covers an area of 3,536.83 square kilometers with a population of 1,904,532 people, resulting in a population density of 539 people per square kilometer.^[13]

The province is home to 24,011 households of ethnic minorities, comprising 114,632 people, accounting for 5.17% of the total provincial population.^[14]

The province is served by these airports:

• Rach Gia Airport which provides flight routes to Ho Chi Minh City which are operated by Vietnam Airlines
• Phu Quoc International Airport serves the island of Phú Quốc that provides flights to the mainland of Vietnam and to some other international destinations in China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Russia.

• Tôn Đức Thắng, a prominent Communist and former President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, later became the first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Long Xuyên).
• Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, vice-president of the Republic of Vietnam before April 30, 1975 (Long Xuyên).
• Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Khmer Krom and Prime Minister of Cambodia in 1962.
• Vương Trung Hiếu, writer (Thoại Sơn).
• Trịnh Bửu Hoài, writer (Châu Đốc).
• Hoàng Hiệp, musician (Chợ Mới).
• Võ Tòng Xuân, academic, agronomist, and former rector of An Giang University (Tri Tôn).
• Huỳnh Phú Sổ, founder of the Hòa Hảo sect of Buddhism (Phú Tân).
• Thoại Ngọc Hầu, general of Nguyễn dynasty (Chợ Mới).
• Đoàn Minh Huyên, founder of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition.
• Vũ Cát Tường, singer.

• Basa fish

Wikimedia Commons has media related to An Giang.

• Official website
• An Giang province: To open job transaction floor 2015