Tho city is both a political - economic - cultural - science and technology of Tien Giang province, has a positive impact role for the development of the Mekong delta.
My Tho is located at the north bank of the Tien River downstream. Eastern and northern borders Cho Gao district, west of Chau Thanh district, south of Ben Tre and Tien River, an area of 49.98 km of natural 2 , in which the urban area is 9.76 km 2population of 165,074 people, has 13 administrative units base 9 (of 11 wards and 04 communes along).
Tho city has historically formed quite early in 1623 and continuously developed so far.In the 17th century, Tho has become one of the largest commercial center of the South at that time (center left is the isle of Bien Hoa city). The prosperity of the city of My Tho market showed that the agricultural production - fisheries and local economic goods in that time has seen significant development, especially for the commercial sector, although experienced historical ups and downs, but more than 300 years is constantly evolving, always play a role markets, commodity coordinator for the places in the province and the region. The reason Tho have an active role by the lies in a pretty convenient location: next to Ho Chi Minh City, gateway to the southwest, comfortable road, bordering the Mekong River, near the Sea ... this is the decisive factor for the development of the city of My Tho in the current period as well as in the future.
Tho was complete master planning - economic and social planning (adjusted) general construction until 2020 and is currently undertaking detailed planning for sectors other areas. This is a solid basis for the development direction for the city of My Tho to help keep the central role of Tien Giang province and regional Mekong Delta, particularly in the most dynamic period of economic the market today. City People's Committee has been Tien Giang province assigned to the urban focus and accelerate innovation in the rural communes along the hierarchy attached to manage the construction with the It has capital of 01 billion VND or less and in the near future will look for the city traffic management in the construction of a capital investment program up to 02 billion.
My Tho is the province's key economic structure based on value-added real value in 2003:
Region I: (Agriculture and Forestry - Fisheries) accounted for 19.6%.
Region II: (Industry - construction) was 31.4%.
Region III: (Commercial - services) accounted for 49%
Per capita income in 2003 was 10.06 million contract
The major economic sectors, large enterprises are concentrated in the province of My Tho, with dozens of industrial enterprises, over 1,000 handicraft facilities and hundreds of business unit general import and export with many other forms of state-owned companies, limited liability company ... Particularly My Tho industrial zone covers an area of 80 ha, 40 ha have been filled, there are nearly 10 companies, large enterprises with foreign capital or joint ventures such as brewer Foster, feed company CP, enterprises processing aquatic products, companies, factories and garment ... For travel to My Tho to development of ecological tourism associated with ruins of two national culture is Vinh Trang Pagoda, and Buu Lam, annually attracting around 350 thousand visitors travel ( Nearly 100 thousand foreign visitors). Regarding logistics services for economic development - social road transport capacity transport 2,840,245 passengers / year and 306,439 tons of cargo / year, transportation waterway transport capacity 1,581,125 passengers / year and 1,023,600 tons of cargo / year, river port with annual traffic transported 300,000 tons of goods will increase to 500,000 tons / year 2010, a fishing port for about 1,500 fishing boats as well as the province's central provinces, the Southeast with a full-service logistics fisheries, and in the near future, My Tho will have both railway linking Ho Chi Minh City and integration with the railway north - south to address transportation needs for the region. In addition, because the international airport near Tan Son Nhat, which is also favorable conditions for economic exchange Tho - with the outside culture.
In terms of social and economic life is relatively stable population, and cultural life has been improved step by step; are actively restored to revive the kind of national culture, to enrich the spiritual life people. This has contributed to social stability and security and create conditions to promote economic development. On education, the city has completed compulsory primary education under the national standards since 1992. To date, the city also has been recognized national standards of secondary education according to the new facility.
Tho right to development with the urban dimension is the provincial capital of the province, one of the regional center of the Mekong Delta and the Government as the basis for early recognition of My Tho is a grade-2 cities all are focusing internal resources as well as expand the cooperation inviting outside investment to develop the city with the form: link - joint-stock, 100% capital partners, exchange of land for works, preferential credits ... and capital needs to focus investment in economic infrastructure (infrastructure continue to build industrial parks in the west to My Tho, the seafood processing, handicraft clusters in the eastern city expansion My Tho port, commercial center built in the northwest city ....). Investment for equipment line technology, machinery and equipment for the generation of economic sectors, including calling on local construction firms from fruit beverage, factory processing seafood advanced machinery, to call for investment in transport infrastructure, electricity, solid waste and urban wastewater. Investment in social infrastructure, primarily residential construction focus, investment in education, culture and sports that aim to enhance the facilities to meet the requirements of the career development education.
