Uông Bí () is a
city
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of
Quảng Ninh Province in the
north-eastern region of
Vietnam
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. As of 2003 the district had a population of 98,949.
The City covers an area of 240 km².
Uong Bi was promoted from a town to a provincial city February 25, 2011.
Administrative divisions
The City contains 9
ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
s:
* Phương Nam
* Phương Đông
* Yên Thanh
* Nam Khê
* Quang Trung
* Trưng Vương
* Thanh Sơn
* Bắc Sơn
* Vàng Danh
and 2
communes
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:
*
Thượng Yên Công
*
Điền Công
Climate
References
Districts of Quảng Ninh province
Cities in Vietnam
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