Vị Xuyên district

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Vị Xuyên District Huyện Vị Xuyên
Rural district
Country	Vietnam
Region	Northeast
Province	Hà Giang
Capital	Vị Xuyên
Area
• Total	561 sq mi (1,452 km²)
Population (2003)
• Total	87,164
Time zone	UTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Vị Xuyên is a rural district of Hà Giang Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 87,164.^[1] The district covers an area of 1,452 km². The district capital lies at Vị Xuyên.^[1]

History

Until the Nguyễn Dynasty saw the growth of Hà Giang Vị Xuyên was the largest settlement in the area.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Vị Xuyên, Việt Lâm, Bạch Ngọc, Ngọc Minh, Trung Thành, Ngọc Linh, Linh Hồ, Việt Lâm, Đạo Đức, Phú Linh, Quảng Ngần, Thượng Sơn, Cao Bồ, Kim Linh, Kim Thạch, Phương Tiến, Lao Chải, Xín Chải, Thanh Đức, Thanh Thủy, Minh Tân, Phong Quang, Thuận Hòa, Tùng Bá.

References

^ ^a ^b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
^ Tim Doling North East VietNam: mountains and ethnic minorities 2000 Page 98 "Throughout the medieval and early modern period, the largest settlement in the area was at Vị Xuyên, south of Hà Giang, but under the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) the town of Hà Giang - located on the east bank of the Lô River in what is now the Trần Phủ District- began to grow steadily in size."

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v t e Districts of Northeast region of Vietnam
Bắc Giang province	Bắc Giang city^※ Việt Yên town Hiệp Hòa Lạng Giang Lục Nam Lục Ngạn Sơn Động Tân Yên Yên Dũng Yên Thế
Bắc Kạn province	Bắc Kạn city^※ Ba Bể Bạch Thông Chợ Đồn Chợ Mới Na Rì Ngân Sơn Pác Nặm
Cao Bằng province	Cao Bằng city^※ Bảo Lạc Bảo Lâm Hạ Lang Hà Quảng Hòa An Nguyên Bình Quảng Hòa Thạch An Trùng Khánh
Hà Giang province	Hà Giang city^※ Bắc Mê Bắc Quang Đồng Văn Hoàng Su Phì Mèo Vạc Quản Bạ Quang Bình Vị Xuyên Xín Mần Yên Minh
Lạng Sơn province	Lạng Sơn city^※ Bắc Sơn Bình Gia Cao Lộc Chi Lăng Đình Lập Hữu Lũng Lộc Bình Tràng Định Văn Lãng Văn Quan
Phú Thọ province	Việt Trì city Phú Thọ town^※ Cẩm Khê Đoan Hùng Hạ Hòa Lâm Thao Phù Ninh Tam Nông Tân Sơn Thanh Ba Thanh Sơn Thanh Thủy Yên Lập
Quảng Ninh province	Cẩm Phả city^※ Hạ Long city Móng Cái city Uông Bí city Quảng Yên town Đông Triều town Ba Chẽ Bình Liêu Cô Tô Island Đầm Hà Hải Hà Tiên Yên Vân Đồn Island
Thái Nguyên province	Sông Công city^※ Thái Nguyên city Phổ Yên city Đại Từ Định Hóa Đồng Hỷ Phú Bình Phú Lương Võ Nhai
Tuyên Quang province	Tuyên Quang city^※ Chiêm Hoá Hàm Yên Lâm Bình Na Hang Sơn Dương Yên Sơn
^※ denotes provincial seat.

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