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Yên Thế District
Yên Thế is a rural district of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 110,920. The district covers an area of 301 km2. The district capital lies at Phồn Xương. The district is also the site of the Yên Thế Insurrection. History The area was the base of the Yên Thế Insurrection which lasted from 1887 to 1913. Economy The district's economy mainly focuses around agriculture and industry. The district grows fruit trees and is famous for growing Cam sành ' () or King orange (''Citrus reticulata'' × ''sinensis'') is a citrus hybrid originating in Vietnam. ' is Vietnamese language, Vietnamese for "terracotta orange", although the fruit is more akin to a mandarin orange, mandarin or tangerine. The .... Currently the government is building factories in Bố Hạ, however the area faces pollution problems. Administrative divisions The district is divided into two townships, Phồn Xương and Bá ...
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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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