Tuy Phước district explained

Tuy Phước district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Tuy Phước
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates:13.8167°N 118°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Central Coast
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bình Định
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tuy Phước
Area Total Km2:217
Population As Of:2018
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:226,300
Population Density Km2:1.043
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7

Tuy Phước is a rural district (huyện) of Bình Định province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The district capital lies at Tuy Phước.[2] The district has 13 administrative units, including two towns, Diêu Trì and Tuy Phước, and 11 communes: Phước Thắng, Phước Hưng, Phước Hoà, Phước Quang, Phước Sơn, Phước Hiệp, Phước Lộc, Phước Thuận, Phước Nghĩa, Phước An and Phước Thành.

Economy

Long Mỹ Industrial Zone (Khu Công Nghiệp Long Mỹ) and smaller industrial concentrations (cụm công nghiệp) are in the district. The former is a major centre of wood processing and furniture manufacturing, second only to Phu Tai Industrial Zone. Phước An Industrial Concentration (Cụm Công Nghiệp Phước An) is located in Phước An commune to the west of Diêu Trì. By September 2010, 11 companies had invested there and employed around 3,000 workers in the wood product, granite processing, incense powder, and plastic industries.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Bình Định Statistics Office (2010): Bình Định Statistical Yearbook 2009. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
  2. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. March 13, 2009.
  3. Năng động Phước An. Báo Bình Định. 25 September 2010