Hoài Nhơn is a district-level town (''thị xã'') of

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in the

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region of Vietnam. The town seat lies at

Bồng Sơn Bồng Sơn is a ward () of Hoài Nhơn town in northern Bình Định Province.''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004 Geography and infrastructure Bong So ...

Geography and infrastructure

Hoài Nhơn has a varied topography with coastline of around 20 km, lowlands and hills along its borders with Quảng Ngãi province to the north,

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to the south and Hoài Ân and An Lão districts to the west. The district's highest elevation is on the border with An Lão at 682m.''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004 Hoài Nhơn is located along National Road 1, Vietnam's most important road. Road 630 and Road 629 both lead to Hoài Ân District and An Lão District from the south of the district (south of

History

Hoài Nhơn was the site of an uprising against French colonialism in 1945 (in Bồng Sơn), involving around 8000 people and led by Trịnh Hồng Kỳ. As much of Bình Định Province, it was the site of severe fighting during the

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and a major battle in 1966. In 2019, Hoài Nhơn experienced its most severe

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over the past 15 years along with other districts of Bình Định, with Mỹ Bình Lake reaching dead levels, or having a quantity too low for proper usage.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoai Nhon Districts of Bình Định province County-level towns in Vietnam Populated places in Bình Định province