Thanh Ha
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Thanh Hà is a rural district
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 ....

 (huyện) of Hai Duong province
Hai Duong Province
Hải Dương is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. Its name derives from Sino-Vietnamese , meaning "ocean", though in fact, the province is landlocked.-Geography of Hai Duong:...

 in the Red River Delta
Red River Delta
The Red River Delta is the flat plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries joining in the Thai Binh River in northern Vietnam. The delta measuring some 15,000 square km is well protected by a network of dikes. It is an agriculturally rich area and densely populated...

 region 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 –...

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Demographics

As of 2003 the district had a population of 162,166, up from 161,517 in 2002. The district covers an area of 159 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Ha
Thanh Ha
Thanh Hà is a rural district of Hai Duong province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.-Demographics:As of 2003 the district had a population of 162,166, up from 161,517 in 2002. The district covers an area of 159 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Ha.In 2002, the number of people who...

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In 2002, the number of people who were economically active accounted to 88,082 people. Agriculture, industry and construction forms 84%, 9% and 7% of the workforce respectively.

Geography and climate

This district is located in the southeast province of Hai Duong, it borders Nam Sach
Nam Sach
Nam Sách is a rural district of Hai Duong province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of . The district covers an area of 133 km². The district capital lies at Nam Sach....

 to the north, Kim Thanh
Kim Thanh
Kim Thành is a rural district of Hai Duong province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 125,633. The district covers an area of 113 km². The district capital lies at Phu Thai....

 to the east, Hai Phong city to the south, and to the west with Hai Duong
Hai Duong
Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...

city. The district has 24 communes and 1 town.

The district is divided into 4 sub districts of Ha Nam, Ha Dong, Ha Tay and Ha Bac.

Hanam including 6 communes: Thanh Xuan, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Son, Thanh Xa, Thanh Khe, Thanh Ha town
Ha Bac including 7 communes: Thanh An, Thanh Lang, Hong Viet, Lac Hong, Tan Viet, prohibitive, Contact Mac
Ha Dong commune including 6: Truong Thanh, Vinh Lap, Thanh Binh, Thanh Hong, Cuong Thanh, Duc Co
Ha Tay commune consists of 6: Tien Tien, Thanh Hai, Tan An, Phuong Hoang, An Luong, Quyet Thang

Nature of land and terrain of the district bearing the characteristic topographical alluvium of Thai Binh River. Higher than sea level on average is 0.60 m.

Climate in Thanh is typically tropical monsoon, with sufficient conditions to develop a thriving agriculture. Thanh Ha district has many large rivers and surrounded, so there is plentiful water to serve both agricultural and residential activities. Land in Thanh Ha is shaped by its many rivers, fruit trees are very common. Total natural area is 15,892 ha, of which agricultural land occupies 11,278 hectares, some 71%. In agricultural land, 57% of the land area is fruit trees.

Electricity

The district has 3 sources of power from 3 district stations 110 KV. The district has 64 transformer stations with machine transformer 70, the total capacity 20,740 KVA. 100% power in living with the 99% households use electricity activities.

Water

More than 85% farmers of the district used for water sanitation. Many households are not using water for sanitation. There are some in Thanh Ha town, and some in Hong Lac commune, Viet Hong, Thanh An.

Transportation

The district has provincial road management covering 23.6 km (100%), district roads reached 70%, 441 km of multi-level road, 89 km concrete road, 42 km brick road. Thanh Ha and its many rivers produce favorable conditions for development of waterway traffic.

Tourism

The district has 83 historic temples, pagodas, temples, of which 12 monuments are state ranked.
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