Chau Thanh District - Ben Tre Province

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Chau Thanh District is a district of Ben Tre.
Located in the northern district of Ben Tre Museum Island properties:
eastern border with Binh Dai district;
adjacent to the southeast city of Ben Tre;
west and south with the Ham Luong River separated from Cho Lach District and Mo Cay district;
adjacent to the northern Tien river separating the city of My Tho, Cai Lay district (Tien Giang).

** Area: 228 km2
** Population: 165,605 people

The administrative units:
Chau Thanh town
An Hiep
An Hoa Commune
An Khanh
An Phuoc commune
communal Penance
Giao Long
Huu Dinh
My Thanh Commune
Phu An Hoa
Phu Duc
Phu Tuc
Phuoc Thanh
Quoi Son Commune
Quoi Thanh commune
Son Hoa
Tam Phuoc
Tan Phu
Tan Thach
Thanh Trieu Commune
Tien Long
Thuy Tien
Most social walls.

Chau Thanh land today, in 1779 a part of the palace Long Lake (southern Ba Lai River). In 1867, after taking complete the South, the French divided into 25 provinces Clerk of reference (inspection). Isle of taking measures Security located in Ben Tre, and An Hoa isles in taking measures of seoul. In 1930, the first parts of the island between the River Ba Bao Lai and Ham Luong is cut out to form Soc Sai district includes 5 total, 27 villages.

Before CMT8-1945, Chau Thanh district consists of 5 total (Bao Thanh, Bao Khanh Huu Bao, Bao Ngai, Bao Germany), occupies the western isles Bao, measured from the boundaries of American Phong Luong Quoi, Luong Hoa back up.

After CMT8-1945, Ben Tre province was renamed measuring, and a new district was established to be known as Tan Ke, composed of several communes in Chau Thanh district and some districts of Ba Tri commune together. Tan Ke exists only to the dissolution in 1948, the communes were cut out before it is entered on the old district. Also during this time, to facilitate directing the Committee Resistance administrative provinces of Chau Thanh district decided to split into two: half horizontally from Shandong commune, Tam Phuoc back up into Soc wrong (including 11 communes), the rest is known as Chau Thanh district (including 25 communes).

After the Geneva agreement (20-7-1954), Ngo Dinh Diem separate isles An Hoa, Tho merged into the same. 6-1956 until May, the adjust to the common boundary of the Province of the Saigon government, the island entered the An Hoa and Minh Bao islets into a new province named Kien Hoa.

For the revolution, the Dong Khoi (1-1960), Ben Tre Party Committee decision and enter the two Sai Chau Thanh district of Soc Chau Thanh district (new). 7-1972 to March - average period of fierce enemy - the decision of the Provincial Committee of Chau Thanh district split (new) in 2 districts of Chau Thanh, Chau Thanh East and West.

To 1-4-1999, with natural area of ​​22,145 hectares and a population of 162,294 people, Chau Thanh district-wide average of its kind in the province, which accounts for 16,364 hectares of agricultural land, with 72.4% of the natural area. Located in the first isle, Chau Thanh District has significant advantages in agriculture compared to other districts in the province, especially on economic gardening. But every year, due to the effects of wind, tide, in the social fields of the eastern districts generally slightly saline.

In the early decades of the nineteenth century, Trinh Hoai Duc also commented: "Kien Hoa District (including parts of Chau Thanh today) fertile farmland, vast immense, many people do take care of agricultural origin , in a household filled bowl containing rice, have post-secondary virtues, frugal, fun work that, together peacefully. " One thing to note is the Trinh Hoai Duc Kien Hoa praised land "fertile vast immense" was 180 years ago - a time when the entire province of Vinh Long (including today's Ben Tre province) of Others less than four thousand people. Since then, increasing the cultivated area is not worth much, while the population increased more than ten times.

Currently, the population density of Chau Thanh district of the highest in the districts of the province, except the town of Ben Tre. Particularly, the population of the district now has more than the entire population of Ben Tre province when the enemy has occupied France, 1867 (Ben Tre province has a population of about 130,000 people). Moreover the fertility of the land today has come many changes. Therefore, the term "fertile vast immense" or "rice bowl, coconut forest, full of river fish" should also be aware to a more sober, more realistic. Yes, Chau Thanh District has the advantage of the economic - social than some other districts such as land, water, economic garden, located on the highway transportation, which gate of Ben Tre People's production experience, has traditionally struggled to unite resilience. It is clear that the potential of land, labor is still abundant in, but organized exploitation and how this mobilization to accelerate the speed of economic development, improving living and building culture of a district known as the "European City" means the periphery of economic centers, the province's culture, it's a great question posed urgent, but the answer still lies ahead.

Chau Thanh District, no conditions reaching out to sea fishing as Binh Dai, Ba Tri, or plantations, shrimp farming and brackish salt water fish, clam as Thanh Phu, Binh Dai.

As land is cleared relatively early in Ben Tre, Chau Thanh district is also where many traces recorded history over the place, the idiom, legends, stories circulated about the folk struggle full of hardships of the first generation to go on land, as the story hit the tiger, crocodile kill courage and cunning.

Chau Thanh people have contributed in honor of their history from the battle against foreign invaders Rach Gam - Xoai Mut (1784) - where more than two thousand Siamese invaders were routed on the Tien River (According to data, a wing Tay Son army ambush in the southern shore of the Tien River, including Tan Phu, Phu Duc, Phu Tuc). The uprising led by Valedictorian Order (1875), Chau Thanh people have contributed significant efforts. Therefore, after the death of the hero of My Tho land at that time, the Governor of Cochin China has decided to fine the village had 47 people who join the insurgents, either for money, food, containing mortgage, raising the insurgents, to deter people, including three villages in Chau Thanh.

Today, Chau Thanh district improvement, planting and reached 5020 ha and 8324 ha of coconut orchards. Plant structure are also many conversions, the introduction of diseases like citrus such as oranges; citrus, coconut type F1 hybrid high yield in the Tam Phuoc Tuong Da, Phu Duc, Thanh Trieu, moving from label to growing fruit cowhide label, label criteria in Quoi Son Commune, Phuoc Thanh, bringing annual output reaches 100 tons of commercial fruit and coconut 36 million / year.

On irrigation plans, the end of 1999, the district has completed concrete Con Tien Loi (Tien Long), alcohol Khanh Hoi (Thuy Tien), the alcohol of the Phu Tuc Commune, Phu Duc, Quoi Thanh, Tam Phuoc Tuong Da Phuoc Thanh, Phuoc Zhao, providing increased efficiency is markedly improved the quality and productivity of the orchards. Meanwhile, rice remained stable area, including 1,000 hectares of high yielding rice. Two An Hiep Tan Thach and developed traditional crafts such as weaving mats, making handicrafts from coconut products, confectionery, attracting 2,500 jobs, mostly women.

Power exceeded on three isles Tien Ben Tre from all decades. Chau Thanh district - where the transformer station in the province - is regarded as the focal point of reception. Currently, the electricity was towed to take 22 communes and towns. There have been 61% of households use electricity for lighting, for living and for irrigation, food processing, food for humans and livestock.

Raising livestock as well as freshwater shrimp has seen significant development. 2732 ha of water surface capable of aquaculture, was put into use 661 hectares of prawn culture and fish of all kinds. Production reached 400 tons / year. On the building of infrastructure, by far the car can be back to our center 23/23 communes and towns. Gradually asphalt and concrete paths of the village, hamlet ... Many communes have delete the bridges.

The face material life has changed big step, spiritual life has made remarkable progress. From an area bombing, destruction of toxic chemicals into wild, now the village green, spacious, clean and beautiful. 27 cultural village has been recognized with the grade schools, clinics are tile of. Chau Thanh district has been recognized as the flag of the province of health care in the community.

Take advantage of year-round landscape lush gardens with fruit season was charming and scenic river, riverside villages along the Tien river island as Tan Thach, Phu Tuc, Tien Thuy, Quoi Son ... developing green tourism. The initial results for several years now, opening up many promises about their ability to attract customers.