Quang Ninh District

Quang Ninh District
Huyện Quảng Ninh
—  District  —
Country  Vietnam
Region North Central Coastal
Province Quảng Bình Province
Capital Quảng Ninh
Area
 • Total 459.8 sq mi (1,190.89 km2)
Population (2003)
 • Total 90,000
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+07:00)

Quảng Ninh is a district (huyện) in Quang Binh province. The district capital is Quan Hau townlet. Quảng Ninh borders the capital city of Đồng Hới to the north, Bố Trạch to the north-west, 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 ():

References

  1. ^ "Huyện Quảng Ninh trên bước đường phát triển" (in Vietnamese). quangbinh.gov.vn. http://www.quangbinh.gov.vn/3cms/?cmd=120&cat=1179730730193. Retrieved 2010-12-28.