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Hồng Ngự District
Hồng Ngự is a huyện, rural district of Đồng Tháp province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the district had a population of 150,050. The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at Thường Thới Tiền. On December 23, 2008, Hồng Ngự township, the communes of An Bình A, An Bình B, Bình Thạnh, Tân Hội and a portion of Thường Lạc commune were separated from the district to form the new District-level town (Vietnam), district-level town of Hồng Ngự Town, Hồng Ngự. Divisions The district is divided into the following communes: *Hồng Ngự #Thường Thới Tiền (Commune-level town (Vietnam), commune-level town) #Phú Thuận A #Phú Thuận B #Long Thuận #Long Khánh A #Long Khánh B #Thường Lạc #Thường Thới Hậu A #Thường Thới Hậu B #Thường Phước 1 #Thường Phước 2 Gallery References Districts of Đồng Tháp province {{DongThap-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huyện
Districts (), also known as rural districts or counties, are one of several types of second-tier administrative subdivisions of Vietnam, the other types being List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts (), Provincial city (Vietnam), provincial cities (), Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal cities (), and District-level town (Vietnam), district-level towns (). The districts are subdivisions of the first-tier divisions, namely the provinces of Vietnam, provinces and municipalities of Vietnam, municipalities. Districts are subdivided into third-tier units, namely Commune-level town (Vietnam), townships and Commune (Vietnam), communes. Districts and the whole second-tier of administrative subdivisions of Vietnam will be eliminated by 2025, following a major governmental reform. History The districts existed since the 15th century. Prior to 1945 the ''huyện'' ( vi-hantu, :wikt:縣, 縣) was also called district and earlier "sub-prefecture" of the prefectures, or phủ into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
