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District-level Town
A district-level town () is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam. District-level towns along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and provincial cites have equal status. Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, towns are officially classified into Class-3 or Class-4. The towns may only be a capital of a province, but not of a municipality as the second tier subdivision. At the third tier, towns are divided into wards and communes. Most provincial capitals were once towns, but now most of them have become provincial cities. District level In Vietnam, there are other kinds of district-level urban subdivision: urban districts (), districts (''huyện''), municipal city (''thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương'') and provincial cities (''thành phố thuộc tỉnh''). The urban districts is within urban and only consists of wards, but provincial cities and towns can consist of the wards (within urban) and communes (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urban Districts Of Vietnam
Urban district (), or borough, is a type of second tier subdivision on Vietnam is divided into 713 units along with district, provincial city, and town have equal status. The urban districts can only subordinate to municipality as the Second Tier unit. At the Third Tier, urban district is divided into wards. Before 1975, in South Vietnam, all second-level administrative subdivisions were called districts (), regardless of urban or rural areas. For example, quận Châu Thành, Vĩnh Long Province is in the urban area of present Vĩnh Long city, and quận Trà Ôn was the rural area of present Vĩnh Long Province. , Vietnam had 49 urban districts. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vĩnh An, Đồng Nai
Vĩnh An is a township () and capital of Vĩnh Cửu District, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... References Populated places in Đồng Nai province District capitals in Vietnam Communes of Đồng Nai province[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cát Bà Island
Cát Bà Island is the largest of the 367 islands spanning that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Hạ Long Bay, Ha Long Bay. The archipelago has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2004 and a part of Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago World Heritage Site since 2023. History Cat Ba (historically called Cac Ba) Island means "Women’s Island" (Cac meaning 'all' and 'Ba' meaning women). Legend has it that many centuries ago, three women of the Tran Dynasty were killed and their bodies floated all the way to Cat Ba Island. Each body washed up on a different beach and all three were found by local fishermen. The residents of Cat Ba built a temple for each woman, and the island soon became known as Cat Ba. Archaeological evidence suggests that people have lived on Cat Ba Island for almost 6,000 years, with the earliest settlements being found on the southeaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninh Giang District
Ninh Giang () is a district (''huyện'') of Hải Dương province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... As of 2003 the district had a population of 148,120. The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at Ninh Giang. References Districts of Hải Dương province {{Vietnam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Nghĩa
Gia Nghĩa is the Provincial city of Đắk Nông Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It is located on the main road northward to Buôn Ma Thuột. Name Its present name ''Gia Nghĩa'' from the original name in Jarai language: Yăgrai (means "the water dragon"). It was changed by President Ngô Đình Diệm Ngô Đình Diệm ( , or ; ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam ( Republic of ...'s policy in 1957. Climate Transport In terms of air travel, Gia Nghĩa does not have its own airport with the nearest airports located in neighbouring provinces: Buon Ma Thuot Airport in Đắk Lắk which is approximately 126 km and Lien Khuong International Airport in Lâm Đồng which is approximately 156 km from Gia Nghĩa. Gallery File:Cao nguyên Mơ Nông, Đắk Nông.jpg, Mơ Nông Plateau, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vị Thanh
Vị Thanh is a provincial city and also the capital city of Hậu Giang Province in Vietnam. Formerly, it was the capital town of Chương-Thiện province in South Vietnam. In 2004, Vị Thanh became the capital of Hậu Giang Province. It has an industrial zone of 880,000 square metres (217 acres). There are roads, National Highway 61 (which leads to National Road 1 which leads to Cần Thơ Municipality on the Hậu River which leads to Ho Chi Minh City), and water connections by canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ... and river to the Hậu River. Vị Thanh is the second biggest city of Hậu Giang, after Ngã Bảy became a city in 2020. Population Vị Thanh city has an area of 118.67 km², the population as of April 1, 2019, is 73,322 people, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên is a Provincial city (Vietnam), provincial city in Kiên Giang Province, Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Its area is and the population as of 2019 is 81,576. The city borders Cambodia to the west. Hà Tiên is a tourist site of the region thanks to its beaches and landscapes. Etymology The name "Hà Tiên" is derived from the Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary, Sino-Vietnamese word: wikt:河, 河wikt:僊, 僊 or wikt:河, 河wikt:仙, 仙, meaning "river spirit". History A settlement and a port seem to have existed at the site of the present town of Hà Tiên from a very early period. Claudius Ptolemy, Ptolemy's ''Geography'' identified a town there as ''Akadra'' and that it was the port for the Cambodian district of ''Pithonobaste'' - Banteay Meas, all this being part of the Kingdom of Funan. The local capital of this district, also called Banteay Meas, was not on the coast, but located about a day's journey up the Giang-thành river. The name ''Banteay Meas,'' (, ; lit: "gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phúc Yên
Phúc Yên is a city in Vĩnh Phúc Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ....Atlas of the World', Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 226. As of 2003 the district had a population of 83,352. The district covers an area of 120 km2. The district capital lies at Phúc Yên. The city is on National Route 2 heading North-West out of Hanoi to the town of Vĩnh Yên.Tim Doling ''North East VietNam: mountains and ethnic minorities'' 2000 Page 52 "Leaving the capital, National Road 2 heads through Phúc Yên to the town of Vĩnh Yên, 53 kilometres north west of Hà Nội." References Populated places in Vĩnh Phúc province Districts of Vĩnh Phúc province Cities in Vietnam {{VinhPhuc-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
