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CHợ MớI Latitude and Longitude:

10°33′N 105°24′E / 10.550°N 105.400°E / 10.550; 105.400
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Chợ Mới
Chợ Mới is located in Vietnam
Chợ Mới
Chợ Mới
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°33′N 105°24′E / 10.550°N 105.400°E / 10.550; 105.400
Country  Vietnam
Province An Giang Province
District Chợ Mới District
Area
 • Total1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total12,898
 • Density10,880/sq mi (4,201/km2)
Time zone UTC+07:00
Climate Aw

Chợ Mới is a township and capital of Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province, Vietnam.

It is known as "the Mecca" of the Hòa Hảo sect, a new religious movement of Vietnam. [1]

References

  1. ^ Thi Lâm, Quang (2001). The Twenty-five Year Century: A South Vietnamese General Remembers the Indochina War to the Fall of Saigon. University of North Texas Press. p. 87. ISBN  1574411438.