Thuận Nam District

Thuận Nam is a district (huyện) of Ninh Thuan Province in the Southeastern region of Vietnam.

It was established on 10 June 2009 following Resolution 26/NQ-CP of the government of Vietnam on land that was previously part of Ninh Phước District.

Thuận Nam borders Ninh Sơn District in the west, Tuy Phong District of Bình Thuận Province in the south, Ninh Phước District in the north and the South China Sea in the east.

Thuận Nam has 8 communes:

Cà Ná
Phước Ninh
Phước Diêm
Phước Nam
Phước Minh
Phước Dinh
Nhị Hà
Phước Hà

Ninh Thuận Province

Provincial cities	Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm

Districts	Bác Ái Ninh Hải Ninh Phước Ninh Sơn Thuận Bắc Thuận Nam

Coordinates: 11°27′33″N 108°53′55″E / 11.45917°N 108.89861°E / 11.45917; 108.89861

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