Tam Nông district, Đồng Tháp province explained

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.

Divisions

The district is divided into one urban ward and communes:

  1. An Hòa
  2. An Long
  3. Phú Ninh
  4. Phú Thành A
  5. Phú Thành B
  6. Phú Thọ
  7. Phú Hiệp
  8. Phú Đức
  9. Phú Cường
  10. Tân Công Sính
  11. Hòa Bình

Notes and References

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