Sơn Động district | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Sơn Động |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bắc Giang |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | An Châu |
Leader Title: | Secretary |
Leader Name: | Ngụy Văn Tuyên |
Leader Title1: | Party Secretary: |
Leader Name1: | Nghiêm Xuân Hưởng[1] |
Leader Title2: | People's Council Chairman: |
Leader Name2: | Nguyễn Quang Ngạn Đỗ Văn Cầm |
Leader Title3: | People's Committee Chairman: |
Leader Name3: | Hoàng My Ca Hoàng Văn Trọng |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1909 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 845,77 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 72,350 |
Population Density Km2: | 86 |
Population Urban: | 15,375 |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Sơn Động is a rural district of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. It is the easternmost district in the province. As of 2018 it had a population of 72,350.[2] The district covers an area of 844 km². The district capital lies at An Châu.[2] There are some cultural sites here such as: Chẽ pagoda, Female King temple, Lục Liễu temple, Đặng temple and Chẽ temple.
The district is divided administratively into two townships, An Châu (district capital) and Tây Yên Tử, and the communes of: Hữu Sản, An Lạc, Vân Sơn, Lệ Viễn, Vĩnh An, Dương Hưu, Long Sơn, An Bá, Yên Định, Tuấn Đạo, Thanh Luận, Cẩm Đàn, Giáo Liêm, Đại Sơn and Phúc Sơn.
121.72 km² in the southern portion of the district has been designated as the Tây Yên Tử Nature Reserve.[3] [4]