Quảng Yên is a
county-level town of
Quảng Ninh Province in the
north-east
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region of
Vietnam
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. The
Bạch Đằng River
The Bạch Đằng River (, ), also called Bạch Đằng Giang (from ), ''white wisteria river'', is a river in northern Vietnam, located near Hạ Long Bay. It flows through Yên Hưng District of Quảng Ninh province and the district Th ...
flows through Yên Hưng. As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,198.
The town was established by 2011 from former district of Yên Hưng, which covers an area of 314,2 km².
Government documents for the establishment of Quảng Yên town.
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Quảng Yên border Hạ Long city and Halong bay to the East, Thủy Nguyên, Cát Hải district, Hải Phòng city to the west and south, Uông Bí, Hoành Bồ district to the North.
Administrative divisions
The town consists of 11 wards: Cộng Hòa, Đông Mai, Hà An, Minh Thành, Nam Hòa, Phong Cốc, Phong Hải, Quảng Yên, Tân An, Yên Giang, Yên Hải, and 8 communes: Cẩm La, Hoàng Tân, Hiệp Hòa, Liên Hòa, Liên Vị, Sông Khoai and Tiền An.
References
Districts of Quảng Ninh province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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