Bồng Sơn is a

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Hoài Nhơn Hoài Nhơn is a district-level town (''thị xã'') of Bình Định province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The town seat lies at Bồng Sơn. Geography and infrastructure Hoài Nhơn has a varied topography with coastline of aro ...

town in northern

Bình Định Province Bình Định (平定) was a former northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Ngãi to the north, Phú Yên to the south, Gia Lai to the west and the South China Sea to the ea ...

, Vietnam.''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004

Geography and infrastructure

Bong Son is located in Bình Định's northern lowlands near

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. It lies around 18 km (road distance) west of the

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coast. Bong Son is located along National Route 1, Vietnam's most important road. Intersections with Road 630 and Road 629 leading up to

Hoài Ân District Hoai is a given name (Vietnamese have their surname first, followed by their given name). Notable people with this given name include: * Phạm Thị Hoài Phạm Thị Hoài (born 1960 in Gia Lộc, Hải Dương, Vietnam) is an influential con ...

and An Lão District are within a few kilometres of the town. The town has two post offices, one central plaza, and a stadium for cultural and sports events. Over 60% of households have been provided with clean running water. The town maintains 47 km of roads and streets, averaging between 8 and 12 meters in width.

History

According to historian

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, Bồng Sơn was set up under king

Lê Thánh Tông Lê Thánh Tông (黎聖宗; 25 August 1442 – 3 March 1497), personal name Lê Hạo, temple name Thánh Tông, courtesy name Tư Thành, was an emperor of Đại Việt, reigning from 1460 to 1497, the fifth and the longest-reigning empero ...

in 1471. It later became one of three administrative centres in what is now Bình Định Province. Bồng Sơn was the site of an uprising against French colonialism in 1945, involving around 8000 people and led by Trịnh Hồng Kỳ. As much of Bình Định Province, it was the site of severe fighting during the

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and a major battle in 1966.

Economy

Bồng Sơn has a small industrial park (Cụm công nghiệp Bồng Sơn) with industries such as

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References

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