Đông Hưng is a
district (''huyện'') of
Thái Bình province
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in the
Red River Delta
The Red River Delta or Hong River Delta ( vi, Châu thổ sông Hồng) is the flat low-lying plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries merging with the Thái Bình River in northern Vietnam. ''Hồng'' (紅) is a Sino-Vietnamese word ...
region of
Vietnam
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.
Đông Hung is the homeland of ''
hát chèo'', a traditional Vietnamese music genre, and
water puppetry
Water puppetry ( vi, Múa rối nước) is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the a ...
. The district is also well known for
Cay cake.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 257,144.
The district covers an area of 198 km². The district capital lies at
Đông Hưng.
References
Districts of Thái Bình province
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