Lương Sơn District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Lương Sơn |
Coordinates: | 20.867°N 105.5°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northwest |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Hòa Bình |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Lương Sơn |
Government Type: | District |
Parts Type: | Subdivision |
Parts: | 1 township and 10 rural communes [1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 369.85 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 99,457 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Lương Sơn is a rural district of Hòa Bình province in the Northwest region of Vietnam, around 40 km from Hanoi. As of 2019, the district had a population of 99,457,[3] with Muong people accounting for about 70% of the population. The district covers an area of 369.85 km2. The district capital lies at Lương Sơn.[4]
Lương Sơn is divided into 11 commune-level sub-divisions, including the township of Lương Sơn and 10 rural communes (Cao Dương, Cao Sơn, Cư Yên, Hòa Sơn, Lâm Sơn, Liên Sơn, Nhuận Trạch, Tân Vinh, Thanh Cao, Thanh Sơn).