Nghĩa Hưng district explained

Nghĩa Hưng district
Settlement Type:	District
Native Name:	Huyện Nghĩa Hưng
Pushpin Map:	Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Red River Delta
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Nam Định
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Liễu Đề
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Km2:	250,47
Population As Of:	2008
Population Total:	205,680
Population Density Km2:	702
Population Urban:	21,361 (12.2%)
Timezone:	Indochina Time
Utc Offset:	+7

Nghĩa Hưng is a rural district of Nam Định province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 202,231.^[1] The district covers an area of 250 km². The district capital lies at Liễu Đề.^[1]

Subdivisions

Nghia Hung is administratively divided into 18 subdivisions:

• 3 townships (thị trấn): Liễu Đề (district capital), Rạng Đông and Phú Tân Quỹ.
• 15 communes (xã): Đồng Thịnh Minh, Hoàng Nam, Nghĩa Châu, Nghĩa Thái, Nghĩa Trung, Nghĩa Sơn, Nghĩa Lạc, Nghĩa Hồng, Nghĩa Phong, Nghĩa Bình, Lâm Hùng Thành, Nghĩa Hải, Phúc Thắng, Nghĩa Lợi and Nam Điền.

References

20.083°N 106.167°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 20, 2009.