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Hoài Nhơn District Huyện Hoài Nhơn
District

Country	Vietnam
Region	South Central Coast
Province	Bình Định
Capital	Bồng Sơn
Area
• Total	414 km² (160 sq mi)
Population (2009)^[1]
• Total	206,700
• Density	499/km² (1,290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Hoài Nhơn is a district (huyện) of Bình Định Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The district capital is Bồng Sơn.^[2]

Geography and infrastructure

Hoài Nhơn has a varied topography with coastline of around 20km, lowlands and hills along its borders with Quảng Ngãi Province to the north, Phù Mỹ District to the south and Hoài Ân District and An Lão District to the west. The districts highest elevation is on the border with An Lao at 682m.^[3]

Hoài Nhơn is located along National Road 1A, Vietnam's most important road. Road 630 and Road 629 leading to Hoài Ân District and An Lão District from the south of the district (south of Bồng Sơn).^[3]

History

Hoài Nhơn was the site of an uprising against French colonialism in 1945 (in Bồng Sơn), involving around 8000 people and led by Trịnh Hồng Kỳ.^[4]

As much of Bình Định Province, it was the site of severe fighting during the Vietnam War and a major battle in 1966.

References

^ Bình Định Statistics Office (2010): Bình Định Statistical Yearbook 2009. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Vietnam Road Atlas (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004
^ "Bồng Sơn, lửa và hoa". Bao Binh Dinh. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

v t e Districts of the Vietnamese South Central Coast
Da Nang city	Urban districts Cẩm Lệ Hải Châu^※ Liên Chiểu Ngũ Hành Sơn Sơn Trà Thanh Khê Hòa Vang Hoàng Sa^§
Bình Định province	Quy Nhơn city^※ An Nhơn town Hoài Nhơn town An Lão Hoài Ân Phù Cát Phù Mỹ Tây Sơn Tuy Phước Vân Canh Vĩnh Thạnh
Bình Thuận province	Phan Thiết city^※ La Gi town Bắc Bình Đức Linh Hàm Tân Hàm Thuận Bắc Hàm Thuận Nam Phú Quý Island Tánh Linh Tuy Phong
Khánh Hòa province	Cam Ranh city Nha Trang city^※ Ninh Hòa town Cam Lâm Diên Khánh Khánh Sơn Khánh Vĩnh Trường Sa^§ Vạn Ninh
Ninh Thuận province	Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm city^※ Bác Ái Ninh Hải Ninh Phước Ninh Sơn Thuận Bắc Thuận Nam
Phú Yên province	Tuy Hòa city^※ Đông Hòa town Sông Cầu town Đồng Xuân Phú Hòa Sơn Hòa Sông Hinh Tây Hòa Tuy An
Quảng Nam province	Hội An city Tam Kỳ city^※ Điện Bàn town Bắc Trà My Đại Lộc Đông Giang Duy Xuyên Hiệp Đức Nam Giang Nam Trà My Nông Sơn Núi Thành Phú Ninh Phước Sơn Quế Sơn Tây Giang Thăng Bình Tiên Phước
Quảng Ngãi province	Quảng Ngãi city^※ Đức Phổ town Ba Tơ Bình Sơn Lý Sơn Minh Long Mộ Đức Nghĩa Hành Sơn Hà Sơn Tây Sơn Tịnh Trà Bồng Tư Nghĩa Lý Sơn Island
^※ denotes provincial seat. / ^§ Sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagoes is disputed as of 24 November 2024.

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