Sầm Sơn is a
resort city
A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding ...
in
north-central Vietnam
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, situated 16 km east of
Thanh Hóa Province capital,
Thanh Hóa
Thanh Hóa () is the capital of Thanh Hóa Province. The city is situated in the east of the province on the Ma River (Sông Mã), about 150 kilometers (93 miles) south of Hanoi and 1560 kilometers (969 miles) north of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanh ...
, on the shore of the
East Sea of Vietnam.
History
The French colonial rulers began exploiting Sầm Sơn in 1906, and it became a famous place in what was then
French Indochina
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...
. At that time, many holiday
villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became s ...
s were constructed here. In April/May 2007, Sầm Sơn celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment by organizing a Sầm Sơn Festival. The Thanh Hóa provincial government invested US$375,000 to upgrade infrastructure along the sea, on water supply, lighting systems and an information network to prepare for the festival. About 22 training courses were organized for 3,000 cyclists, cameramen, vendors and tourist guides.
As of 2019 the district-level town had a population of 109,208.
The district covers an area of 18 km².
From 14 May 2015, the town was extended on the basis of the merger of 6 communes of
Quang Xuong District.
From 19 April 2017, this town upgrade to city.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sam Son
Populated places in Thanh Hóa province
Districts of Thanh Hóa province
Cities in Vietnam