Thạch Thất is a
district
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(''huyện'') of
Hanoi
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in the
Red River Delta
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region of
Vietnam
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.
Geography
Thạch Thất district is bordered by
Phúc Thọ district to the east and north,
Hòa Bình province to the west,
Sơn Tây
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town and
Ba Vì district to the northwest,
Quốc Oai district to the south.
The district is subdivided to 20
commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Liên Quan (district capital) and the rural communes of Bình Yên, Cẩm Yên, Cần Kiệm, Đại Đồng, Đồng Trúc, Hạ Bằng, Hương Ngải, Kim Quan, Lại Thượng, Lam Sơn, Phú Kim, Phùng Xá, Quang Trung, Tân Xã, Thạch Hòa, Thạch Xá, Tiến Xuân, Yên Bình, Yên Trung.
External links
UBND thành phố Hà Nội chỉ đạo khẩn trương kiểm tra, làm rõ vi phạm đất đai tại xã Thạch Hòa, huyện Thạch Thất
Districts of Hanoi
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