Hương Trà | |
Settlement Type: | Town (Class-4) |
Official Name: | Hương Trà town |
Native Name: | Thị xã Hương Trà |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Vietnam##Location within Southeast Asia##Location within Asia |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Central Coast |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Thua Thien-Huế |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tứ Hạ |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 392.32 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 72,677 |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Hương Trà is a district-level town (thị xã) of Thua Thien-Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the town had a population of 72,677.[1] The town covers an area of 392.32 km². The district capital lies at Tứ Hạ.
Hương Trà town is bordered by the city of Huế to the east, Phong Điền District to the west, Hương Thủy town and A Lưới District to the south and Quảng Điền District to the north. The area has both mountainous terrain and plains.
The town consists of the 5 phường (ward): Tứ Hạ, Hương Văn, Hương Xuân, Hương Vân, Hương Chữ and 4 xã (commune): Hương Toàn, Bình Thành, Bình Tiến, Hương Bình. Tứ Hạ is located on National Road 1A, the nation's main north-south artery, 16 km north of Huế.