| Vân Đồn District | |
| Settlement Type: | District (Island) |
| Official Name: | Vân Đồn Island district |
| Native Name: | Huyện đảo Vân Đồn |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quảng Ninh |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cái Rồng |
| Leader Title: | Chairman of the People's Committee |
| Leader Name: | Bùi Văn Cẩn |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman of the People's Council |
| Leader Name1: | Nguyễn Hải Lý |
| Leader Title2: | Secretary |
| Leader Name2: | Đoàn Văn Chỉnh |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: |
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| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 581.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 46,616 |
| Population Density Km2: | 80 |
| Population Urban: | 9,520 |
| Timezone: | Indochina Time |
| Utc Offset: | +07:00 |
Vân Đồn is a rural district of Quảng Ninh province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 39,157.[2] The district covers an area of 551 km². The district capital lies at Cái Rồng.[2] The district is selected as a Special Economic Zone, and is rapidly being developed. It is connected by motorway to Hai Phong and Ha Long, and served by Van Don International Airport.[3]
The name Vân Đồn stems from the Vân Mountain on Quan Lạn Island, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. In AD 980, the early Lê Dynasty of Vietnam (980-1009) set up an army outpost there. In 1149 under the reign of Lý Anh Tông (1138-1175), the Vân Đồn island authority was officially formed as a strategic location, at the same time as a busy trading port of Đại Việt. The port was bustling under the dynasties of Lý (1009-1225), Trần (1225-1400), and later Lê (1442-1789) hosting trading ships from other countries.[4] [5]
Vân Đồn is also home to various historical sites representing important events in the Vietnamese national fight against foreign invaders. In 1288, on the Mang River on Quan Lạn Island, under the command of General Trần Khánh Dư, the Vietnamese troops defeated Yuan-Mongol invaders in the historic Bạch Đằng victory.
Cái Rồng, Đông Xá, Hạ Long, Bình Dân, Đoàn Kết, Đài Xuyên, Vạn Yên, Minh Châu, Quan Lạn, Ngọc Vừng, Bản Sen, Thắng Lợi.