Mang Yang district explained

Mang Yang district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Mang Yang
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Highlands
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Gia Lai province
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kon Dơng
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1126
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:53,160
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7

Mang Yang (Vietnamese: Mang Yang) is a district (huyện) of Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 43,734.[1] The district covers an area of 1,126 km². The district capital lies at Kon Dơng.[1] In 1954, at the end of the First Indochina War, Mang Yang was the site of a bloody battle won by the Viet Minh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009.