Tiên Lãng District
Tiên Lãng iən˧˧:laʔaŋ˧˥is a rural district of Hải Phòng in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. History According to ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', Tiên Lãng rural district (先朗縣, huyện Tiên Lãng) used to be called Bình Hà, Tân Minh, Tiên Minh. However, since the end of the 19th century, under the Nguyễn Dynasty, it was changed to Tiên Lãng, belonging to Hải Dương province. From February 17, 1906, until 1945, Tiên Lãng was transferred to Kiến An province. Under the State of Vietnam regime, it was called as Tiên Lãng district (先朗郡, quận Tiên Lãng). On October 27, 1962, Kiến An province was merged into Hải Phòng city. Since then, Tiên Lãng has been belonged to Hải Phòng. Geography Currently, Tiên Lãng rural district is divided into 19 commune-level administrative units.
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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 ...
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