Long An is a province

Provinces of Vietnam

Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and five centrally governed cities existing at the same level as provinces ....

 in the Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season.The...

 region of southern Vietnam

Vietnam

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Administrative divisions

The province comprises one town (Tân An, the provincial capital) and 14 districts:

1. Bến Lức
2. Cần Đước
3. Cần Giuộc
4. Châu Thành
5. Đức Hòa
6. Đức Huệ
7. Mộc Hóa
8. Tân Hưng
9. Tân Thạnh
10. Tân Trụ
11. Thạnh Hóa
12. Thủ Thừa
13. TX Tân An
14. Vĩnh Hưng

Climate change concerns

Being a low-lying coastal region, Long An is particularly susceptible to floods resulting from rises in sea level due to climate change. The Climate Change Research Institute at Can Tho University, in studying the possible consequences of climate change, has predicted that 49% of Long An province is expected to be flooded if sea levels rise by 1 meter.

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