Thới Bình district
Thới Bình is a 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.
Thới Bình district
Huyện Thới Bình | |
|---|---|
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 | 560/sq mi (220/km2) |
| • Urban | 10,032 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
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.