Map of Cần Thơ, Vietnam

Cần Thơ is the administrative centre of Can Tho City, Vietnam, with a population of about 1,507,187. It lies at 10.0371°N, 105.7883°E. Cần Thơ is about 1,222 km (759 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bình Minh, 5 km to the northeast.

Cần Thơ at a glance

Where is Cần Thơ?

• The 4th largest city in Vietnam by recorded population.
• The largest city in Can Tho City on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 32 min on the shortest day to 12 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cần Thơ

• Bình Minh — 5 km northeast
• Cái Răng — 6 km southwest
• Bình Thủy — 7 km northwest
• Phong Điền — 14 km west
• Ô Môn — 20 km northwest
• Ngã Bảy — 25 km south
• Thới Lai — 25 km west
• Sa Dec — 28 km north
• Quận Đức Thành — 29 km northwest
• Quận Đức Thịnh — 31 km north

Largest cities in Can Tho City

• Sóc Trăng — 221,430
• Vĩnh Châu — 183,918
• Thốt Nốt — 158,225
• Ô Môn — 129,683
• Cờ Đỏ — 116,576
• Bình Thủy — 113,565
• Thới Lai — 109,684
• Ngã Bảy — 101,192
• Phong Điền — 98,424
• Vĩnh Thạnh — 98,399

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Thanh Hóa — 850,000
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616
• Nha Trang — 579,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.