Lập Thạch District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Lập Thạch |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Red River Delta |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Vĩnh Phúc |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Lập Thạch |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 173.1 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 123,664 |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Lập Thạch is a rural district of Vĩnh Phúc province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam. This district is located in the northwestern Vĩnh Phúc, at coordinates: 105°30′ to 105°45′ E and 21°10′ to 21°30′ N, bordering Tuyên Quang on the north, districts of Tam Đảo and Tam Dương on the east, Vĩnh Tường on the south and Sông Lô district and Phú Thọ province on the west.
Lập Thạch is subdivided into eighteen communes (xã) and two townships (thị trấn). The communes are Sơn Đông, Triệu Đề, Đình Chu, Xuân Lôi, Văn Quán, Tiên Lữ, Đồng Ích, Bàn Giản, Tử Du, Liên Hòa, Ngọc Mỹ, Xuân Hòa, Vân Trục, Liễn Sơn, Thái Hòa, Bắc Bình, Hợp Lý, Quang Sơn, and the townships are Lập Thạch, the district seat,[1] and Hoa Sơn.
the district had a population of 123,664. The district covers an area of 173.1 km².