Location: Can Tho City holds the position of the Southwest gateway, connecting the Mekong Delta region with Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region through strategic transportation axes by road, waterway, and air.

Borders: East with Dong Thap and Vinh Long provinces; West with Ca Mau province; South with East Sea; North with An Giang province. Can Tho City has a particularly important strategic position, playing the role of a transportation hub for waterways, roads, and aviation in the Mekong Delta region, specifically: – It is a regional linkage center, connecting vital routes such as National Highway 1A, Trung Luong – Can Tho – Ca Mau Expressway, and high-speed railway in the future. – Gateway to the sea through the Cai Cui, Tran De port system, and Mekong international river transport routes. – Economic, commercial, and logistics coordination center serving the entire Southwest region.

Basic Information: Population 4,199,824 people; Natural land area 6,360.83 km²; 103 commune-level administrative units, including 31 wards and 72 communes.

Can Tho City has been and is developing many industrial zones with well-organized land use planning, clear zoning for clean industrial production, supporting industries, logistics warehouses, and technical infrastructure projects, as well as business support services. Industrial zones are oriented to become the driving force of the city’s economic development. The city focuses on developing industrial zones in a modern, green, and sustainable direction such as Vinh Thanh, Hung Phu, Thot Not, Song Hau, Dong Phu, Tran De… with strengths in agricultural – seafood processing, energy, food technology… New industrial zones are planned for expansion to attract FDI flows, especially from high-tech and clean industry investors.