Vụ Bản District
| Vu Ban District Huyện Vụ Bản | |
|---|---|
| Rural district | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Province | Nam Định |
| Capital | Goi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57 sq mi (148 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 130,672 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time (UTC+07:00) |
Vụ Bản is a rural district of Nam Định Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 130,672.[1] The district covers an area of 148 km². The district capital lies at Gôi.[1] The district includes the Vân Cát temple[2] During the 1920s the area was administered by the Vụ Bản district mandarin.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ↑ Patta Kitiarsa Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods 2008 Page 164 "Thus it helped legitimate mediumship practices in the temple but it was simultaneously useful in a competition for primacy with nearby Vân Cát temple which makes part of the same complex of temples in Vụ Bản district, Nam Định province."
- ↑ Andrew David Hardy Red Hills: Migrants and the State in the Highlands of Vietnam 2005 Page 114 "NAV1/RND 3200, Mr Vũ Ung (Cờ Bàn village) to Vụ Bản district mandarin (Nam Định), 4 September 1924"
Coordinates: 20°22′59″N 106°07′01″E / 20.383°N 106.117°E
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