Quảng Trạch District
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| Quảng Hòa Quảng Trạch Huyện Quảng Trạch |
|
|---|---|
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Bình |
| Capital | Ba Đồn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 236 sq mi (612 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 199,659 |
| Time zone | UTC + 7 (UTC+7) |
Quảng Trạch (<phonos file="Quang Trach.ogg">listen</phonos>) is a district of Quảng Bình Province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district capital is Ba Đồn. This district is divided into 34 commune-level subdivisions and faces the South China Sea.
The Hòn La Economic Zone is located in this district. Hòn La has a capacity for vessels up to 10,000 metric tons, and may handle up to 12 million metric tons at full capacity. A coal-fueled thermalelectrical plant with a total designed capacity of 2,400 MW was built by Petrovietnam in 2009.[1][2]
Subdivisions
- Townlet: Ba Đồn
- 33 communes: Quảng Trường, Quảng Thanh, Quảng Phong, Quảng Trung, Quảng Tân, Quảng Hải, Quảng Lộc, Quảng Văn, Quảng Thuận, Quảng Thuỷ, Quảng Hoà, Quảng Minh, Phù Hóa, Quảng Đông, Quảng Phú, Quảng Kim, Quảng Hợp, Quảng Lưu, Quảng Châu, Quảng Tùng, Cảnh Dương, Quảng Tiến, Quảng Hưng, Quảng Xuân, Quảng Thọ, Quảng Long, Quảng Phương, Quảng Thạch, Quảng Liên, Quảng Tiên, Quảng Sơn, Quảng Phúc, Cảnh Hoá.
As of 2007 the district had a population of 199,659.[3] The district covers an area of 612 km². The district capital lies at Ba Đồn.[3]
Trần Nhân Tông founded the Tri Kien temple in present-day Bố Trạch.[4]
References
- ↑ Petro Vietnam làm chủ đầu tư dự án Trung tâm điện lực Quảng Trạch
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Nguyẽ̂n Tài Thư The History of Buddhism in Vietnam Page 147 2008 "TRAN NHAN TONG, FOUNDER OF THE TRUC LAM SECT The history of the cloistering of the Truc Lam sect's ... came up to the camp Bo Chinh 67 where he built the small temple Tri Kien; and in 1301, he came to Champa to meet the King ..." 67Present day Bo Trach, Quang Trach district, Binh Tri Thien province.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
 Districts of North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ) |
||
|---|---|---|
| Thanh Hóa Province |
 |
|
| Nghệ An Province | ||
| Hà Tĩnh Province | ||
| Quảng Bình Province | ||
| Quảng Trị Province | ||
| Thừa Thiên-Huế Province | ||
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a location in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
