Place

An Giang province

An Giang province is a province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta with a Khmer Krom (ខ្មែរក្រោម) community.[1] Its border with Cambodia adjoins Kandal (កណ្ដាល), Takeo (តាកែវ) and Kampot (កំពត).[2]

A Khmer temple hall with a steep tiered roof and gilded gable, fronted by rows of small painted stupas on a paved courtyard under a blue sky
The main hall of Xvayton pagoda in Tri Tôn, An Giang province, 2014

Khmer community

Khmer communities are concentrated in Tri Tôn and Tịnh Biên, with others in Châu Phú, Châu Thành and Thoại Sơn.[3][1] Dated population figures differ: more than 91,000 Khmer residents, or 4.23 percent of the province, in 2015; more than 94,500, or 4.2 percent, in 2023; and 399,002, or 8 percent, in a 2025 account following an administrative merger.[1][4][2]

Wats

The 2023 count of 65 Khmer Theravada Wats differs from the 141 Khmer Theravada establishments in a 2026 account.[4][3] The Wats support worship and the preservation of the Khmer language (ភាសាខ្មែរ), script and customs.[3] Tuol Prasath Wat, also called Kolkas, stands in Tri Tôn commune among rice fields.[5] It offers summer classes in Khmer script.[5]

Bảy Núi ox races

The Bảy Núi ox races accompany Sene Dolta, the Khmer festival honoring ancestors.[6] The races grew from ploughing the fields of Wats as a form of merit-making, followed by contests organized by monks.[6] They became a provincial sporting competition in 1992 and entered the national intangible heritage list on January 19, 2016.[6] The 2022 competition had 56 pairs of oxen from An Giang and Giang Thành district in Kiên Giang; the 2025 edition in Tri Tôn had 64 pairs from ten communes and wards.[6][7]

Other festivals

Khmer celebrations include Chol Chnam Thmay, Ok Om Bok and the Kathina robe offering.[2] In 2025, the Ok Om Bok festival at Gò Quao included a moon-offering ceremony beside the Cái Lớn river and ghe ngo boat races on the river.[8]

References 8
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 VietnamPlus (Vietnam News Agency), An Giang focuses on improving ethnic living conditions (April 15, 2015)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Báo An Giang, Sức sống từ khối đại đoàn kết dân tộc, tôn giáo - Bài 1: Vùng đất giao thoa các dân tộc (October 21, 2025)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tạp chí Quản lý nhà nước, Phật giáo với đời sống xã hội ở tỉnh An Giang hiện nay (August 25, 2026)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 VietnamPlus (Vietnam News Agency), Tỉnh ủy An Giang chúc mừng đồng bào Khmer nhân Tết Chôl Chnăm Thmây (April 11, 2023)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Phật giáo Việt Nam (phatgiao.org.vn), Về An Giang thăm ngôi chùa nằm giữa đồng lúa ở Tri Tôn (August 28, 2025)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nhân Dân, Bảo tồn và phát huy Hội đua bò Bảy Núi (December 2, 2022)
  7. ↑ Tuổi Trẻ News, Thousands brave sun to watch ox racing festival in southern Vietnam (September 21, 2025)
  8. ↑ Nhân Dân, Sôi nổi Lễ hội Ok Om Bok ở An Giang (November 5, 2025)


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This page was last edited on 14 November 2026, at 08:48.