Phú Vang District
Geography
Phú Vang is located in Thừa Thiên Huế province, North Central Coast of Vietnam. It covers a total area of 235.31 square kilometres (90.85 sq mi). Phú Vang borders the district of Hương Thủy on the west, Phú Lộc district on the south, Huế to the north and the South China Sea on the east. Phú Vang has 35 kilometres (22 mi) long coastline and the area of the water surface is 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres). Phú Vang is home to many lagoons such as Tam Giang–Cau Hai lagoon.
Phú Vang belongs to the low-lying land with a large size of lagoons. Phú Vang is divided by two area which are rivers and sand dunes. Phú Vang is used for agricultural and aquaculture. Phú Vang has 42.3% of the total natural land area. Phú Vang is known to be home to titanium minerals. Thuận An is located in Phú Vang, it is one of the most important stragetics location.
Administrative divisions
The district contains the township of Phú Đa and 13 communes:
- Phú Xuân
- Phú Mỹ
- Phú An
- Phú Hồ
- Phú Hải
- Phú Thuận
- Phú Diên
- Phú Lương
- Vinh Xuân
- Vinh Thanh
- Vinh An
- Phú Gia
- Vinh Hà
References
- ^ Expansion of Huế city
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- ^ Ngọc, Nguyễn Thị Như (2020-04-22). "Phu Vang district: the potential coastal delta". thuathienhue.gov.vn/en-us. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Lịch sử phát triển, Điều kiện tự nhiên huyện Phú Vang". phuvang.thuathienhue.gov.vn. Retrieved 2023-06-16.