Tien Giang Province
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 Provinces of Vietnam |
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| Administration | |
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| People's Council Chair | Đỗ Tấn Minh |
| People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Hữu Chí |
| Geography | |
| Capital | Mỹ Tho |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Area | 2,481.77 km² |
| Demographics | |
| Population • Density |
1,681,600(2004) 710.56/km² |
| Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Hoa, Khmer, Tày |
| Calling code | 73 |
| ISO 3166-2 | VN-46 |
| Website | - www.tiengiang.vn/ www.tiengiang.gov.vn - www.tiengiang.vn |
Tiền Giang Province 
pronunciation (help·info) (Hán tự: 前江) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.
- Capital: Mỹ Tho
- Population: 1,635,700
- Area: 2,367 km²
[edit] Administrative divisions
The province comprises one city (Mỹ Tho), one town (Go Cong), and seven districts:
[edit] Notable people from Tien Giang
- Empress Dowager Từ Dũ, mother of the Nguyễn Dynasty's Emperor Tự Đức
- Empress Nam Phuong, consort of the Nguyễn Dynasty's Emperor Bảo Đại
- Nguyễn Hữu Huân (1830-1875), a scholar and leader of an anti-French colonialist movement in Cochinchina
- Nguyễn Thị Thập (1908-1996), Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam (1960-1975), and Chairman of the Women's Federation of Viet Nam (1956-1974)
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