Quảng Ninh District

Quảng Ninh District
Huyện Quảng Ninh
Rural district
Country  Vietnam
Region North Central Coast
Province Quảng Bình
Capital Quảng Ninh
Area
 • Total 459.81 sq mi (1,190.89 km2)
Population (2003)
 • Total 90,000
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+07:00)

Coordinates: 17°13′59″N 106°33′00″E / 17.233°N 106.550°E / 17.233; 106.550

Quảng Ninh is a rural district in Quảng Bình Province. The district capital is Quán Hàu. Quảng Ninh borders Đồng Hới to the north, Bố Trạch to the northwest, Lệ Thủy District to the south and South China Sea to the east. Quảng Ninh has an area of 1190.89 km2, population in 2004: 90,000 people. This district has 25 km of seashore and a 35 km border with Laos.[1] The district population: 87,367 (1998), the area: 1190.893 km2. National Route 1A, Ho Chi Minh Highway, Hanoi–Saigon Railway crosses this district. Two main rivers in this district are Nhật Lệ River and Long Đại River.

Subdivisions

Quảng Ninh district
Quảng Ninh on the map of Vietnam.

This district is divided into 14 commune-level subdivisions (xã):

References

  1. ↑ "Huyện Quảng Ninh trên bước đường phát triển". quangbinh.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2010-12-28.


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