Ngoc Hien district was re-established on January 01st, 2004. The natural area is 735,18km2, accounting for 13,88% of the province’s area. Ngoc Hien district is a peninsula, the North is adjacent to Nam Can district, the rest has three sides adjacent the sea, with a coastline of 98km.
 

Ca Mau Cape. Photo: Huynh Lam.

The southern region of Ca Mau province, in which the focus is Ngoc Hien district is the final area, is the destination of the southern coastal economic corridor of the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

Ngoc Hien district is the last district on the map of Vietnam, there is Ca Mau Cape - the last national landmarks on land to the South (meaning as Muc Nam Quan in the Northern border).

Cape Ca Mau area is the last point of the Ho Chi Minh route (extended National Highway 1) which has been built, completed and put into use. In the district, the wind power plant project is being implemented in Khai Long Tourism Site - phase I, the wind power plant in Tan An commune and there are construction invesment projects such as: Ca Mau Cape national tourist area, Hanoi Flagpole Symbol at Ca Mau Cape; Lac Long Quan Temple and Mother Statue; the end point of Ho Chi Minh road.
 

The embankment creates forest plantations, encroaching on the sea in the area of Ca Mau Cape. Photo: Ngoc Thu.
 

Ngoc Hien district has 07 administrtive units, including Rach Goc town and communes: Tam Giang Tay, Tan An Tay, Vien An Dong, Vien An, Tan An, Dat Mui.

By 2019, the population has 17,981 households, with 66,874 people, accounting for 5,89% of the province’s population. In which, 34,793 are male and 32,081 are female; 65,273 Kinh people and 1,601 other people.

In urban areas, there are 3,001 households, with 11,498 people. In rural areas, there are 14,980 households, with 55,376 people.

In the waters of Ngoc Hien district, there is a cluster of Hon Khoai island about 14 km from the mainland. Ngoc Hien is very convenient for developing waterway transport, eco-tourism, planting mangroves forest, developing aquaculture and fishing.