Hon La Economic Zone (: ''Khu kinh tế Hòn La'') is one of special economic zones in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. This zone is located by the
Hon La Port in
Quảng Trạch District,
Quảng Bình Province,
Bắc Trung Bộ,
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. The economic zone covers 100 square kilometers, including communes: Quảng Đông, Quảng Phú, Quảng Tùng, Cảnh Dương, Quảng Hưng and Quảng Xuân.
Hon La Economic Zone is situated 60 km north
Đồng Hới
Đồng Hới () is the capital city of Quảng Bình Province in the north central coast of Vietnam. The city's area is . Population as per the 2017 census was 119,222. It is served by National Highway 1A, the Đồng Hới Railway Station, ...
, around 440 km south of
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
, at the foot of
Ngang Pass
The Ngang Pass ( vi, Đèo Ngang, , literally "Transverse Mountain Pass") is a mountain pass on the border of the provinces of Quảng Bình and Hà Tĩnh, in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. National Route 1 crosses it as it traverses the ...
, near the
Vung Ang Economic Zone in
Hà Tĩnh Province
Hà is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as He in Chinese and Ha in Korean.
Ha is the anglicized variation of the surname Hà. It is also the anglicized variation of Hạ.
Notable people with the surname Hà
* Hà Kiều Anh, ...
with deep-water
Vung Ang Port. The
National Route 1 and
Vietnamese main railway runs along the zone. The economic zone is accessed by road, railway at
Đồng Hới Railway Station or by air at
Đồng Hới Airport (54 km south) or
Phu Bai International Airport
Phu Bai International Airport ( vi, Cảng Hàng Không Quốc Tế Phú Bài) is located just south of the central city of Huế, former capital of Vietnam.
News
October 30, 2005: Phú Bài Airport officially welcomed its first internation ...
(220 km south).
To attract investment, preferentially reduced taxes, fees, land hire and investment incentives are applied to investors. ,
Petrovietnam is operating a deep-water Hon La Port (a port capable to serve 10,000
tonne
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vessel, full capacity will reach up to 12 million tonnes of cargoes per annum). Petrovietnam is preparing to build a 2,400 MW coal-fuelled thermal power plant (Quang Trach Thermal Power Plant, total estimate is $1.5 billion) in this economic zone.
See also
*
Cha Lo Border Gate Economic Zone in Quảng Bình Province
*
Bắc Trung Bộ
References
External links
Decision of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on establishment of Hon La Economic ZoneHon La Economic Zone
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Foreign trade of Vietnam
Quảng Bình province
Special economic zones