Huong Son
Encyclopedia
Hương Sơn is a district
in the North Central Coast
of Vietnam
. It is part of Ha Tinh Province.
, facing Nghệ An province in the North, Quảng Bình in the South, Laos
in the West, and Đức Thọ District in the East.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 125,308. The district covers an area of 1101 km². The district capital lies at Pho Chau.
Districts of Vietnam
||The provinces of Vietnam are divided into counties , provincial cities , and county-level towns .The centrally-controlled municipalities are subdivided into rural counties , county-level towns , and urban districts , which then subdivided into wards ....
in the North Central Coast
Bac Trung Bo
Bắc Trung Bộ is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế...
of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is part of Ha Tinh Province.
Geography
Hà Tĩnh Province is located in the Northern part of central Vietnam, about 340 km south of HanoiHanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, facing Nghệ An province in the North, Quảng Bình in the South, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
in the West, and Đức Thọ District in the East.
Administration
The district consists of ? communes and city:- Phố Châu:a town (distrist capital)
- Tây Sơn:a town in the west of district
- Sơn KimSon KimSơn Kim is a commune in Huong Son, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. It locates at the border of Vietnam and Lao, on the Road 8 which run through Duc tho and Huong Son Districts. It consist of about 7 villages scattered among hills and mountains of Truong Son range. The commune enjoy a source of mineral...
As of 2003 the district had a population of 125,308. The district covers an area of 1101 km². The district capital lies at Pho Chau.