Nga Bay

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Nga Bay (Vietnamese: Ngã Bảy) is a town district of Hau Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was originally part of Phụng Hiệp District. In 2005, it was split from Phụng Hiệp and named Tân Hiệp, but was met with objections from locals. In late 2006, it was renamed Ngã Bảy, after a popular market in the district. This town has a polpulation of 61,024, area of 78.9493 square kilomete (2005). It is administratively subdivided into 3 phường (urban wards) (Ngã Bảy, Lái Hiếu, Hiệp Thành) and 3 (rural communes) (Hiệp Lợi, Đại Thành, Tân Thành).

Ngã Bảy is 30 km from Cần Thơ, 40 km from the provincial capital Vị Thanh, 30 km from Sóc Trăng City.