Thuận An
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Thuận An
Thị xã Thuận An | |
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 Street scene in Thuận An | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Southeast |
| Province | Bình Dương |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.31 sq mi (83.69 km2) |
| Population (1 January 2014) | |
| • Total | 438,922 |
| • Density | 13,583/sq mi (5,244.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
Thuận An is a town of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 1 January 2014, the town had a population of 438,922, is the largest population district-level town in Vietnam.[1] The town covers an area of 116 km². The center of this town - Lái Thiêu - is famous for its ceramic and fruits.[2][3]
Administrative divisions
Thuận An has 9 wards (Lái Thiêu, An Thạnh, Vĩnh Phú, Bình Hòa, Bình Chuẩn, Thuận Giao, An Phú, Hưng Định and Bình Nhâm) and one rural commune (An Sơn).
References
- ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Khánh Chương Trà̂n Gó̂m Việt Nam - 2001 Page 165 "In the late 1950s, a similar kind of pottery was manufactured at Lái Thiêu but with a graver tone of enamel named ... In terms of ornamental style, Lái Thiêu pottery is not much different from Bien Hôa ceramics but it has its own beauty, grave ..."
- ^ Vietnam Fine Arts Museum - Page 104 Bảo tàng mỹ thuật Việt Nam - 2000 "Another sort of Ceramics was produced by Phủ Lãng, Quế Quyển ovens (northern Vietnam), Bảo Vinh (central Vietnam), Lái Thiêu ( southern Vietnam). They might have come into being very early and were rather well developed in this ...
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| Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province | ||
| Bình Dương province |
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| Bình Phước province |
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| Đồng Nai province | ||
| Tây Ninh province |
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