Thừa Thiên-Huế
Thừa Thiên-Huế | |
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Provincial capital: | Huế |
Region: | Central Vietnam ( Trung Bộ ) |
Region: | Northern coastal region |
Surface: | 5,054 km² |
Residents: | 1,149,800 (2016) {{{Proof}}} |
Population density : | 228 inhabitants / km² |
Chairman d. People's Council: | Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện |
Chairman d. People's Committees: | Nguyễn Văn Cao |
License plate : | 75 |
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Thừa Thiên-Huế (until 1975 also Thừa Thiên ) is a province in central Vietnam . The province borders Quang Tri in the north, Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam in the south and Laos in the west .
history
During the Vietnam War , the region was one of the most contested areas in the country: With 2,893 casualties, no more members of the US Army died in any province than in Thừa Thiên-Huế.
topography
Topographically , Thừa Thiên-Huế is divided into four zones: mountains , hills , plains and lagoons , whereby the first two together already make up about 83% of the total area.
The province is a flow area of the Hương Giang ("Perfume River") and includes the Bach Ma National Park, the core of the last closed forest area in Central Vietnam.
economy
Although around 95% of households are supplied with electricity and Thừa Thiên-Huế is regionally connected by Phu Bai Airport , National Road 1 and the ports of Thuan An and Chan May, the province's gross domestic product was below USD 284 per capita in 2003 the national average of $ 482.
Due to the large proportion of mountainous and forested regions, agriculture can only be practiced on 10.6% of the area .
Administrative structure
The province is divided into the following eight districts:
- A Lưới
- Hương Thủy
- Hang Trà
- Nam Đông
- Phong Điền
- Phu Lộc
- Phu Vang
- Quảng Điền
As the capital, Huế has the status of its own municipality .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rjsmith.com/kia_tbl.html
- ↑ Atlas of lagunes de Thua Thien-Hue
- ↑ Vietnam Statistical Yearbook 2003
- ↑ Vietnam Statistical Yearbook 2008
Web links
Official website of the province (viet.)
Coordinates: 16 ° 20 ' N , 107 ° 35' E