Vĩnh Lộc district | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Huyện Vĩnh Lộc |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Central Coast |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Thanh Hóa |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Vĩnh Lộc |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 157 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 90,440 |
Timezone: | UTC + 7 |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Vĩnh Lộc is a district of Thanh Hóa province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 87,219.[1] The district covers an area of 157 km2. The district capital lies at Vĩnh Lộc.[1] The village is famous for the Citadel of the Hồ, a short-lived Vietnamese Dynasty (1400-1407), Hồ Quy, the founder of the Dynasty, having built the Citadel in 1397 and moved the capital there in 1401. Since 2011, the Citadel is part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Vĩnh Lộc is administratively subdivided into 15 communes and 1 township: