Hồng Ngự is a
rural district
A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales
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of
Đồng Tháp province in the
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( or simply ), also known as the Western Region () or South-western region (), is the list of regions of Vietnam, region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong, Mekong River River delta, approaches and empties into the sea th ...
region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the district had a population of 150,050.
The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at Thường Thới Tiền.
On December 23, 2008, Hồng Ngự township, the communes of An Bình A, An Bình B, Bình Thạnh, Tân Hội and a portion of Thường Lạc commune were separated from the district to form the new
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
Hồng Ngự.
Divisions
The district is divided into the following communes:
*Hồng Ngự
#Thường Thới Tiền (
commune-level town
Commune-level town (), a type of third tier subdivision of Vietnam is divided into 11,162 units along with ward and commune have equal status. By virtue of Decree No. 42/2009/ND-CP, township are officially classified into Class-2, Class-3, Clas ...
)
#Phú Thuận A
#Phú Thuận B
#Long Thuận
#Long Khánh A
#Long Khánh B
#Thường Lạc
#Thường Thới Hậu A
#Thường Thới Hậu B
#Thường Phước 1
#Thường Phước 2
Gallery
References
Districts of Đồng Tháp province
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