Bac Lieu

Bac Lieu, city, eastern Ca Mau Peninsula, southern Vietnam. It has a hospital and a commercial airport and is linked by highway to Ho Chi Minh City, 120 miles (195 km) to the northeast. In addition to rice growing, there is mat making; on the coast, salt is obtained by evaporation; and there is also a fishing industry. The government has moved people into the area from the Cho Lon district of Ho Chi Minh City. Pop. (1999) 92,756; (2009) 109,529.