Phong Điền (town)
District-level town in North Central Coast, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phong Điền is a district-level town of Huế city in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
Phong Điền town Thị xã Phong Điền | |
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.jpg) Entrance to Phước Tích village. | |
 Phong Điền town Thị xã Phong Điền | |
| Coordinates: 16.5833°N 107.3641°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Municipality | Huế |
| Central hall | Phong Thu ward |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural district |
| Area | |
• Total | 954 km2 (368 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 105,017 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
History
On March 11, 1977, the district was merged with those of Hương Trà and Quảng Điền to become the district of Hương Điền in the province of Bình Trị Thiên (1976–89). On September 29, 1990, Hương Điền was redivided into the three original districts and put in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.[1]
Geography
Phong Điền has 15 communes : Điền Hương, Điền Môn, Phong Bình, Phong Chương, Điền Lộc, Phong Hòa, Điền Hòa, Phong Hải, Điền Hải, Phong Mỹ, Phong Thu, Phong Hiền, Phong An, Phong Xuân, Phong Sơn.
Topography
The rural district covers an area of 954 km2.
It borders Quảng Trị province and Hương Trà district. Besides, it has a varied geography with mountains, plains and coastline on the South China Sea.
The district was the homeland of Nguyễn Tri Phương, the general who commanded the Nguyễn dynasty's army in the 1850s and 1860s when the French began their colonisation of Indochina, and Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, the anti-colonial poet.
The district was created by Emperor Minh Mệnh in 1834 as part of the then province of Thuận Hóa.
Population
As of 2003, the district had a population of 105,017.[2]
References
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