An Nhơn Explained

An Nhơn
Settlement Type:Town (Class-3)
Official Name:An Nhơn Town
Native Name:Thị xã An Nhơn
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Central Coast
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bình Định
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bình Định
Established Title:Established town
Established Date:28 November 2011
Area Total Km2:292.6
Area Urban Km2:60.1467
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:317,620
Population Density Km2:864
Population Urban:80,201
Population Density Urban Km2:1,333.4
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+07:00

An Nhơn is a district-level town of Bình Định Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 187,737.[1] The district covers an area of 255 km2. The district capital is Bình Định.[1] It has a population density of 779 people per km2, and they are distributed unevenly, with high concentrations in the wards of Bình Định and Đập Đá. 55.50% of the population in the district are of working age.

An Nhơn district lies on a plain at 13°49'N and 109°18'E. It is located along the National Route 1 20 km from the city of Quy Nhơn. The north of the district borders Phù Cát, the east of the district borders Tuy Phước, the west borders Tây Sơn, and the south-west borders the mountainous district of Vân Canh.

Administrative divisions

The district includes 10 communes and 5 wards:

History

During the period 938-1470, An Nhơn was in the heartland of the Champa kingdom, with the capital at Đồ Bàn (now in Nhơn Hậu). In 1470, An Nhơn was in Tuy Viễn district. In 1602, Nguyễn Hoàng changed the name from Hoài Nhơn to Quy Nhơn. In 1778, the Tây Sơn dynasty settled and developed An Nhơn into the emperor's fortress. In May 1799, after accounting for the stronghold, Nguyễn Ánh changed its name to Bình Định. In 1832, Minh Mạng created the district of An Nhơn in its current form.

References

13.917°N 109.083°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090301021252/http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. 1 March 2009 . live.