Hoài Nhơn 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 ...

(''thị xã'') of

Bình Định province Bình Định (平定) was a former northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Ngãi to the north, Phú Yên to the south, Gia Lai to the west and the South China Sea to the ea ...

in the

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region of Vietnam. The town seat lies at

Bồng Sơn Bồng Sơn is a Ward (Vietnam), ward () of Hoài Nhơn town in northern Bình Định Province, Vietnam.''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004 Geography and ...

Geography and infrastructure

Hoài Nhơn has a varied topography with coastline of around 20 km, lowlands and hills along its borders with

Quảng Ngãi province Quảng Ngãi is a northern coastal Provinces of Vietnam, province in the South Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Bình Định to the south, Kon Tum province, Kon Tum to the ...

to the north, Phù Mỹ District to the south and Hoài Ân and An Lão districts to the west. The district's highest elevation is on the border with An Lão at 682m.''Vietnam Road Atlas'' (Tập Bản đồ Giao thông Đường bộ Việt Nam). Cartographic Publishing House (Vietnam), 2004 Hoài Nhơn is located along National Road 1, Vietnam's most important road. Road 630 and Road 629 both lead to Hoài Ân District and An Lão District from the south of the district (south of

Administrative divisions

The district includes 6 communes and 11 wards: Wards: *Bồng Sơn *

Tam Quan Tam Quan is a ward () of Hoài Nhơn town in northern Binh Dinh, 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 ...

*Hoài Đức *Hoài Hảo *Hoài Hương *Hoài Tân *Hoài Thanh *Hoài Thanh Tây *Hoài Xuân *Tam Quan Bắc *Tam Quan Nam Communes: *Hoài Hải *Hoài Mỹ *Hoài Châu *Hoài Châu Bắc *Hoài Sơn *Hoài Phú

Climate

History

Hoài Nhơn was the site of an uprising against French colonialism in 1945 (in Bồng Sơn), involving around 8000 people and led by Trịnh Hồng Kỳ. As much of Bình Định Province, it was the site of severe fighting during the

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and a major battle in 1966. In 2019, Hoài Nhơn experienced its most severe

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over the past 15 years along with other districts of Bình Định, with Mỹ Bình Lake reaching dead levels, or having a quantity too low for proper usage. In 2020, Hoài Nhơn has been recognized as a district-level town

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoai Nhon Districts of Bình Định province County-level towns in Vietnam Populated places in Bình Định province