Thượng Ân Explained

Thương Ân
Settlement Type:	Commune and village
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Bắc Kạn Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Ngân Sơn District
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Utc Offset:	+07:00

Thương Ân is a commune (xã) and village in Ngân Sơn District, Bắc Kạn Province, in Vietnam.

Geography

• Area: 67,36 km²
• Population: 1943 people (updated in 1999)
• Population density: 29 people / km².

Location

• The North is close to: Hưng Đạo commune, Tam Kim commune and Hoa Thám commune of Nguyên Bình district, Cao Bằng province.
• East is close to: Bằng Vân commune.
• The South is close to: Bằng Vân, Đức Vân and Vân Tùng communes.
• The West is close to: Cốc Đán commune.

The villages

Villages in Thượng Ân commune: Nà Bưa, Slành, Nà Y, Ruồm A, Ruồm B, Hang Rậu, Roòng Thù, Khuổi Sảo, Nà Cà, Tặc, Phia Pảng, Phiêng Khìt, Thẳm Ông, Nà Pài, Khuổi Rắt, Luộc, Nà Choán, Nà Hin.

Economy

Thượng Ân commune is on the list of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas in Bắc Kạn province.^[1] 10 villages in the commune on the list of extremely difficult villages include:

1. Roỏng Thù
2. Hang Slậu
3. Phia Pảng
4. Nà Pài
5. Thẳm Ông
6. Khuổi Slặt
7. Phiêng Khít
8. Nà Cà
9. Khuổi Slảo
10. Roỏng Tặc

History

- Before 1964 the commune was called Thanh Tâm. In 1964, the name was changed to Thượng Ân and remained the same until now.^[2]

- Bản Duồm A village, Thượng Ân commune is a place with revolutionary tradition of Bac Kan province. The first Party cell of the Bắc Kạn Province was established here in 1975.^[3]

References

• Ngân Sơn District website
• Bac Kan province newspaper

16.5333°N 134°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decision No. 582 / QD-TTg approving the list of extremely difficult hamlets in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the period 2016-2020 (Prime Minister).
2. Web site: Decision 150-NV (in 1964) about changing name of some communes of Bac Kan Province (by The Minister of Interior).
3. Web site: Thượng Ân- Nơi thành lập Chi bộ Chí Kiên.