Ba Đồn is a town (
thị xã) in
Quảng Bình Province,
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
. The town is equal to a
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), pro ...
and is located on
National Route 1, about 40 km north of the provincial capital,
Đồng Hới. The township is the commercial and service centre serving surrounding rural areas. Ba Đồn was incorporated into a 3rd municipality (town or ''
thị xã'') including some neighboring communes of Quảng Trạch District on December 20, 2013.
Ba Đồn has an area of 163.1828 km
2 and its population in 2013 was 115,196. In 2012, Ba Đồn was recognised as a class IV municipality.
[Decision 367/QĐ-BXD](_blank)
dated 18 April 2012 by the Minister of Construction on recognising extended Ba Đồn Town meeting class IV municipality norm.
Geography
Ba Don Town includes 6 urban wards (
phường):
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Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn is a town (thị xã) in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. The town is equal to a huyện and is located on National Route 1 (Vietnam), National Route 1, about 40 km north of the provincial capital, Đồng Hới. The township is th ...
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Quảng Thọ
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Quảng Long
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Quảng Thuận
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Quảng Phong
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Quảng Phúc
10 rural communes (
xã):
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Quảng Minh
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Quảng Sơn
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Quảng Thủy
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Quảng Hòa
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Quảng Lộc
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Quảng Văn
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Quảng Tân
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Quảng Trung
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Quảng Tiên
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Quảng Hải
Climate
Notes
Districts of Quảng Bình province
Populated places in Quảng Bình province
County-level towns in Vietnam
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