Tam Nông district | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Tam Nông |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mekong Delta |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Đồng Tháp |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tràm Chim |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 459 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 219,926 |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Tam Nông is a rural district (huyện) of Đồng Tháp province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 96,641.[1] The district covers an area of 459km2. The district capital lies at Tràm Chim.[1]
There is a bird sanctuary – Tràm Chim National Park – where red-headed crane (scientific name: Grus antigone sharpei) migrates to every spring. The most ideal living environment for this bird is the spikesedge field which is its diet.
The district is divided into one urban ward and communes: