Đồng Hới

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Đồng Hới
Đồng Hới (Vietnam)
Đồng Hới
Đồng Hới
Basic data
Country: VietnamVietnam Vietnam
Region: Central Vietnam
Region : Northern coastal region
Bắc Trung Bộ
Province : Quảng Bình
ISO 3166-2: VN : VN-24
Coordinates : 17 ° 29 ′  N , 106 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 29 ′  N , 106 ° 36 ′  E
Height : 19 m
City area: 154.55 km²
Waters : Nhật Lệ river,
Bau Tró lake
population
City residents : 103,988 (2006)
Ethnic groups : Kinh
Further information
Full name: Thành Phố Đồng Hới
Name meaning: City within the sea
Founding: 2004 (city)
Area code : +84 (0) 52
Vehicle registration number : 73
Time zone : UTC +7: 00
administration
City structure: 10 phường and 6
Website: www.donghoi.gov.vn
Nhat Le River in Dong Hoi
Nhat Le Beach

Dong Hoi (Vietnamese Đồng Hới ) is the capital of the province of Quảng Bình in central Vietnam . It is about 500 km south of Hanoi , 260 km north of Da Nang and 1200 km north of Ho Chi Minh City , 50 km south of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The city is located at the narrowest point in Vietnam, which is only 40 km from the sea to the western border. 130,000 people live in Dong Hoi (2005), the city area is 154.54 square kilometers. The province lies between Laos in the west and the South China Sea in the east. To the north the district Bố Trch and in the south the district Quảng Ninh borders on the province Quảng Bình .

City structure

Dong Hoi is divided into 10 phường and 6 .

No. Surname Vietnamese Residents Area in km²
1. Bac Ly Phường Bắc Lý 13,536 10.19
2. Bac Nghia Phường Bắc Nghĩa 6981 7.76
3. Dong My Phường Đồng Mỹ 2653 0.58
4th Dong Phu Phường Đồng Phú 8016 3.81
5. Dong Son Phường Đồng Sơn 8815 19.65
6th Duc Ninh Dong Phường Đức Ninh Đông 4726 3.13
7th Hai Dinh Phường Hải Đình 3808 8,822
8th. Hai Thanh Phường Hải Thành 4774 2.45
9. Nam Ly Phường Nam Lý 11,579 3.9
10. Phu Hai Phường Phu Hải 3440 3.06
11. Bao Ninh Xã Bảo Ninh 8538 16.3
12. Duc Ninh Xã Đức Ninh 7526 5.21
13. Loc Ninh Xã Lộc Ninh 8407 13.4
14th Nghia Ninh Xã Nghĩa Ninh 4508 16.22
15th Quang Phu Xã Quang Phu 3106 3.23
16. Thuan Duc Xã Thuận Đức 3738 45.28

tourism

Dong Hoi is known for its fine sandy beach. 50km north of the city lies the National Park Phong Nha-Ke Bang , which the World Heritage of UNESCO counts, and is operated in the well caving. Dong Hoi can be reached by the National Highway 1A, ("Ho Chi Minh Highway",) and by rail via the Hanoi Line from Ho Chi Minh City. It also has an airport. There are several hotels of different categories there.

Industrial development

There is a deep-sea shipping port called Hon La Hafen (Vietnamese: Cảng Hòn La ) that can accommodate ships of up to 50,000 gross tons . There are also two industrial areas.

history

The location of what is now Dong Hoi has long been disputed between the Champa Empire and the Dai Viet in history. It officially became Dai Viet territory when a princess of Tran Huyen married into the Dai Viet family. During the Wars of Trinh and Nguyen (1588–1775), Vietnam was divided into two parts: Dang Trong in the south and Dang Ngoai in the north. Hoi became an important border fortress of the southern empire. The Dong Hoi Wall (Vietnamese: Thành Đồng Hới) was built as a protective wall against attacks by the northern rulers. During the Indochina War , Hoi was used as a base for the French air forces. During the Vietnam War , the city was badly destroyed by American B-52 bombers. In 1990, Binh Tri Thien Province was divided into three provinces, and Dong Hoi became the capital of Quang Binh Province.

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