Thừa Thiên-Huế

Thừa Thiên-Huế
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

1. ↑ http://www.rjsmith.com/kia_tbl.html
2. ↑ Atlas of lagunes de Thua Thien-Hue
3. ↑ Vietnam Statistical Yearbook 2003
4. ↑ Vietnam Statistical Yearbook 2008

Web links

Official website of the province (viet.)

Coordinates: 16 ° 20 '  N , 107 ° 35'  E