Lệ Thủy district
District in North Central Coast, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District in North Central Coast, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lệ Thủy (Quảng Bình province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders Quảng Ninh district on the north, Vĩnh Linh district (Quảng Trị province) on the south, Laos on the west (with the Annamite Range as natural borderline). Lệ Thủy central is 40 km south of the provincial capital Đồng Hới. The district government seat is Kiến Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52 km2, population: 140,804 (1998).[1][2] Lệ Thủy district is home to Võ Nguyên Giáp and the family of Ngô Đình Diệm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainly rice culture. Mỹ Trạch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.
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Huyện Lệ Thủy | |
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Coordinates: 17°13′N 106°48′E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Region | North Central Coast |
Province | Quảng Bình |
Capital | Kiến Giang |
Government | |
• Chairman of the People's Committee | Đặng Đại Tình |
Area | |
• District | 548.47 sq mi (1,420.52 km2) |
Population (2003) | |
• District | 137.831 |
• Urban | 11,238 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Website | lethuy |
This district has two townlets and 25 communes (xã)
Hồng Thủy, Ngư Thủy Bắc, Ngư Thủy, Thanh Thủy, Lộc Thủy, Hoa Thủy, Cam Thủy, Liên Thủy, Phong Thủy, An Thủy, Sơn Thủy, Ngân Thủy, Hải Thủy, Hưng Thủy, Tân Thủy, Xuân Thủy, Dương Thủy, Mai Thủy, Phú Thủy, Mỹ Thủy, Sen Thủy, Trường Thủy, Văn Thủy, Kim Thủy, Thái Thủy.[3]
Communes | Area (km2) | Population (2009)[4] | Density (inhabitants/km2) |
---|---|---|---|
Kiến Giang | 3.14 | 6,341 | 2019.4 |
Lệ Ninh | 11.35 | 4,836 | 426 |
An Thủy | 22.76 | 9,610 | 433.66 |
Cam Thủy | 13.80 | 3,684 | 266.95 |
Dương Thủy | 9.3 | 4,146 | 445.8 |
Hoa Thủy | 17.25 | 7,273 | 421.6 |
Hồng Thủy | 29.5 | 8,191 | 380.97 |
Hưng Thủy | 21.7 | 6,138 | 282.8 |
Kim Thủy | 484.75 | 3,309 | 6.82 |
Lâm Thủy | 242.97 | 1,260 | 5.18 |
Liên Thủy | 6.98 | 8,083 | 160.59 |
Lộc Thủy | 7.75 | 4,155 | 536.1 |
Mai Thủy | 19.77 | 6,060 | 306.5 |
Mỹ Thủy | 13.64 | 5,011 | 367.37 |
Phong Thuỷ | 9.96 | 7,016 | 704.4 |
Phú Thủy | 45.66 | 6,748 | 147.78 |
Sen Thủy | 75.2 | 5,409 | 71.9 |
Sơn Thủy | 25.88 | 7,184 | 277.5 |
Ngân Thủy | 167.71 | 1,742 | 10.38 |
Ngư Thủy Bắc | 31.38 | 3,584 | 114.2 |
Ngư Thủy Nam | 9.7 | 2,831 | 311 |
Ngư Thủy Trung | 13.4 | 2,152 | 160.59 |
Tân Thủy | 19.91 | 5,942 | 298.4 |
Thanh Thủy | 14.2 | 5,380 | 378.87 |
Thái Thủy | 55.3 | 4,570 | 82.6 |
Trường Thủy | 20.75 | 1,579 | 76 |
Văn Thủy | 15.1 | 2,698 | 178.67 |
Xuân Thủy | 6.8 | 5,241 | 770.73 |
The western portion of the district is characterized by the Annamite Range, where the Ho Chi Minh trail ran through in Vietnam War. The area slope is lower towards the east to the narrow plain of Kiến Giang River. The east side is the coastline with a range of sand dunes (with the width of around 10 km). The seasides here are wild and clean with several fishing villages. The district is home to Bang Spa, a mineral hot spring and is also a regular tourist destination.
The district's economy is largely based on agriculture and forestry. The district has two townships: Kiến Giang Township and Nông Trường Lệ Ninh. There are some fine sand beaches along the South China Sea coast and a hot mineral spring in the west of this district but they are mainly visited by local inhabitants only.
The National Route 1, Ho Chi Minh Highway, and Hanoi-Saigon Railway run through the district.
This district is home to Hò khoan Lệ Thủy.
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