Thai Hoa
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Thái Hòa is a town
of Nghe An province, in the North Central Coast
region of Vietnam
. It was established in November 2007 on the basis of Thai Hoa townlet (thị trấn Thái Hòa) and seven communes formerly belonging to Nghia Dan District. At that time, it had 66000 inhabitants on an area of 135 km². Thai Hoa is the economic, cultural and social centre of north west Nghệ An.
(the capital of Nghe An province), 40km west of the coast and 14.5km south of Thanh Hoa province.
Thái Hòa is a hilly district. Lowlands and valleys make up only around 30% of the area, while hills make up 60% and mountains 10%. However, the terrain is still flat enough to be advantageous for the widespread development of agriculture. Some of the soil is suitable for growing high value cash crops such as coffee, rubber, tea, and fruits.
10152ha out of 13518ha of the district's land are used for agriculture. 307ha are unused.
Con River flows through the town as well as two of the southern communes of the district.
5751 are members of ethnic minorities, mainly Thanh, Thái
, Thổ
.
30750 are within working age and 35% of them involved in non-agricultural activities.
Vinamilk
invested more than 100 billion VND in the town in 2009. Since then, Thái Hòa is the site of the largest and most modern milk farm in Vietnam.
National Road 48 connects it to National Road 1A in the east and the districts of Quế Phong, Quỳ Châu, and Quỳ Hợp in the west. There are no other national or provincial roads in these districts, which means that they are most conveniently accessed through Thái Hoà.
National Road 15 connects the district to Thanh Hóa Province in the north and various other districts and provinces to the south.
There is also a branch of the North–South Railway leading up to Thái Hoà. However, it does not seem to be used.
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 ....
of Nghe An province, 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...
region of Vietnam
Vietnam
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. It was established in November 2007 on the basis of Thai Hoa townlet (thị trấn Thái Hòa) and seven communes formerly belonging to Nghia Dan District. At that time, it had 66000 inhabitants on an area of 135 km². Thai Hoa is the economic, cultural and social centre of north west Nghệ An.
Geography
Thai Hoa has a border with Nghĩa Đàn District in the west, north and south and with Quynh Luu District in the east. It is around 80km north west of VinhVinh
Vinh is a city in Vietnam. It is located in the northern half of the country, and is the capital of Nghệ An Province. Politically, Vinh is a municipality within Nghệ An Province. On September 5th, 2008, it was upgraded from Grade-II city to Grade-I city, the fourth Grade-I city of Vietnam after...
(the capital of Nghe An province), 40km west of the coast and 14.5km south of Thanh Hoa province.
Thái Hòa is a hilly district. Lowlands and valleys make up only around 30% of the area, while hills make up 60% and mountains 10%. However, the terrain is still flat enough to be advantageous for the widespread development of agriculture. Some of the soil is suitable for growing high value cash crops such as coffee, rubber, tea, and fruits.
10152ha out of 13518ha of the district's land are used for agriculture. 307ha are unused.
Con River flows through the town as well as two of the southern communes of the district.
Demography
Thái Hòa has 67427 inhabitants, almost 500 per km2.5751 are members of ethnic minorities, mainly Thanh, Thái
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
, Thổ
Tho people
The Thổ ethnic group inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, mainly Nghệ An province southwest of Hanoi. They speak the Tho language, which is closely related to Vietnamese...
.
30750 are within working age and 35% of them involved in non-agricultural activities.
Administrative Divisions
The districts includes four urban wards (phường) and 6 rural communes (xã):- Quang Phong Ward
- Hoà Hiếu Ward
- Quang Tiến Ward
- Long Sơn Ward
- Nghĩa Hoà Commune
- Tây Hiếu Commune
- Nghĩa Mỹ Commune
- Nghĩa Thuận Commune
- Đông Hiếu Commune
- Nghĩa Tiến Commune
Economy
The structure of Thái Hòa's economy is as follows:- Agriculture, forestry, fishery: 17.3%
- Industry, construction, mining: 30.2%
- Services: 52.5%
Vinamilk
Vinamilk
Vinamilk is the biggest dairy company in Vietnam. Based on the , it is also the 15th largest company in Vietnam. In 2010, it is the first company in Vietnam to be included in the Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list that highlights 200 top-performing small- and mid-sized companies with...
invested more than 100 billion VND in the town in 2009. Since then, Thái Hòa is the site of the largest and most modern milk farm in Vietnam.
Infrastructure
Thái Hoà is at the intersection of two national roads.National Road 48 connects it to National Road 1A in the east and the districts of Quế Phong, Quỳ Châu, and Quỳ Hợp in the west. There are no other national or provincial roads in these districts, which means that they are most conveniently accessed through Thái Hoà.
National Road 15 connects the district to Thanh Hóa Province in the north and various other districts and provinces to the south.
There is also a branch of the North–South Railway leading up to Thái Hoà. However, it does not seem to be used.