Tuyên Hóa District

Tuyên Hóa District
Huyện Tuyên Hóa
Rural district
Country  Vietnam
Region North Central Coast
Province Quảng Bình
Capital Đồng Lê
Area
  Total 444 sq mi (1,149 km2)
Population (2003)
  Total 78,933
Time zone UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Tuyên Hóa ( listen) is a rural district of Quảng Bình Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. Its seat is the town of Đồng Lê. Speakers of the Nguồn language (which is related to Muong) are mostly located near Đồng Lê. As of 2003, the district had a population of .[1] The district covers an area of 1,149 km². The district capital lies at Đồng Lê.[1]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into one township, Đồng Lê and 19 communes, Lâm Hóa, Hương Hóa, Thanh Hóa, Thanh Thạch, Kim Hóa, Sơn Hóa, Lê Hóa, Thuận Hóa, Đồng Hóa, Thạch Hóa, Nam Hóa, Đức Hóa, Phong Hóa, Mai Hóa, Ngư Hóa, Tiến Hóa, Châu Hóa, Cao Quảng, Văn Hóa

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

Coordinates: 17°55′01″N 106°00′00″E / 17.917°N 106.000°E / 17.917; 106.000


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