Phan Rang-Tháp Cham
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 Vietnam
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| Province : | Ninh Thuận | ||
| ISO 3166-2: VN : | VN-36 | ||
| Coordinates : | 11 ° 34 ′ N , 108 ° 59 ′ E | ||
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| City residents : | 161,730 (2009) | ||
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| Area code : | +84 (0) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +7: 00 | ||
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, also known as Phan Rang , is a city in Ninh Thuận Province in Vietnam . It is located on the South China Sea . In the 2009 census, the population of the city center was 152,906 (1999 census: 83,512). The prefecture-level city of Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm had a population of 161,730 in 2009. The city is the capital of Ninh Thuận Province.
The city is considered a cultural center of the Cham in Vietnam.
history
Ancient Panduranga , the capital of the southernmost city-state of the Hindu-Buddhist state of Champa , was located where Phan Rang is today. The city of Phan Rang was founded in 1917 by decree of the Emperor Khải Định and remained the provincial capital of Ninh Thuận Province until 1976 the province merged with Bình Thuận to form Thuận Hải Province . In 1992 Phan Rang was merged with Thàp Chàm and became the capital of the revived Ninh Thuận province. In 2007 it was granted city rights.
Infrastructure
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm is located at the intersection of National Motorways 1A and 27. The former connects the city with Hanoi in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the southwest, while the latter leads into the central highlands towards Buôn Ma Thuột .
The city is connected to the north-south railway network through the Tháp Chàm station. Express passenger trains regularly stop at the station.
During the Vietnam War , Phan Rang was the location of the United States Air Force's Phan Rang Air Base . The airfield was built by the Japanese during World War II and later used by the French. Today it is used by the Vietnamese People's Army .
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phan Rang - Tháp Chàm (District-Free City, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Champa | ancient kingdom, Indochina. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .