Quỳ Châu district
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Quỳ Châu District
Huyện Quỳ Châu | |
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Rural district | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Nghệ An |
| Capital | Tân Lạc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 415 sq mi (1,074 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 52,403 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Quỳ Châu is a rural district of Nghệ An Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 52,403.[1] The district covers an area of 1,074 km². The district capital lies at Tân Lạc Town.[1]
A 200-page book in an ancient Tai script was discovered in Mường Dan Village on February 2007.[2]
Subdivisions
Quỳ Châu has one 1 town and 11 townships or communes (xã).
- Tân Lạc (called Quỳ Châu before 2010)
- Xã Châu Bính
- Xã Châu Thuận
- Xã Châu Hội
- Xã Châu Nga
- Xã Châu Tiến
- Xã Châu Hạnh
- Xã Châu Thắng
- Xã Châu Phong
- Xã Châu Bình
- Xã Châu Hoàn
- Xã Diên Lãm
References
- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ http://www.weilichubanxuezhe.com/LNCO%20sample%20paper.pdf
Further reading
- Hum-phân-Lattanavông. 1998. Quỳ Châu script (in Vietnamese). Văn hóa và lịch sử người Thái ở Việt Nam [Culture and history of the Thai people of Vietnam], ed. by Cãm Trong, Hoàng LùÒng, Lê Si Giáo, VùÒng Toàn, Ma Khánh BAng and Nguyèn Van Hòa, Hà Nội, Việt Nam: Nhà Xuất Bản Văn Hóa Dân Tộc.
- Lattanavong, H. 1999. "Quy Chau script of the Lao-Tay: a change from Chinese ideograms to the Indian system of writing", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.
- Thang, L.C. 1999. "A glimpse of the Thai in Quy Chau", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.
19°30′00″N 105°04′59″E / 19.500°N 105.083°E
| Thanh Hóa province |  | |
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| Nghệ An province | ||
| Hà Tĩnh province | ||
| Quảng Bình province |
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| Quảng Trị province | ||
| Thừa Thiên Huế province |
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