Điện Bàn () is a

district-level town A district-level town () is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam. District-level towns along with urban districts, districts, municipal cities, and provincial cites have equal status. Also by virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, towns a ...

of Quảng Nam Province in the

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region of

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. As of 2015 the district had a population of 229,907. The district covers an area of 214.71 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh Điện. On March 11, 2015, Điện Bàn Town was established based of Điện Bàn District. Điện Nam - Điện Ngọc Industrial Park is located in Điện Bàn. There is a historical citadel site in Vĩnh Điện dating back to 1833, as Điện Bàn has served as political, commercial and cultural town. Điện Bàn is expected to become a city directly under the province (Thành phố Trực thuộc Tỉnh) by 2030.

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Districts of Quảng Nam province County-level towns in Vietnam {{QuangNam-geo-stub