U Minh District
U Minh is a rural district of Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 91,438. The district covers an area of 764 km². The district capital lies at U Minh.
U Minh is famous for its salty mangroves. It is the site of a large gas and electricity facility for the region in Khánh An commune. Transport in the district is mainly through waterways like the rest of the river delta region, and roads are poorly developed. A 14-km-long, 2-lane paved road connects U Minh with Cà Mau City. Along with nearby U Minh Thượng, U Minh is known for its forests.
It is located on Vietnam's western coast on the Cà Mau Peninsula, abutting the Gulf of Thailand. It is bordered by the districts of U Minh Thượng District to the north in Kiên Giang Province, Trần Văn Thời to the south and Thới Bình to the east.
The terrain is mostly flat, salty floodplains.Divisions
The district is subdivided into 8 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of U Minh and the rural communes of Nguyễn Phích, Khánh Hội, Khánh Hòa, Khánh Tiến, Khánh Thuận, Khánh Lâm and Khánh An.
