Vĩnh Cửu is a

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of Đồng Nai province in the

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region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 106,067. The district covers an area of 1122 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh An. The Vĩnh Cửu

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is an area of (mostly secondary)

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and links directly with

Cát Tiên National Park Cát Tiên National Park () is a national park located in the south of Vietnam, in the provinces of Đồng Nai province, Đồng Nai, Bình Phước province, Bình Phước and Lâm Đồng province, Lâm Đồng. It is approximately 150 k ...

; together they provide

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habitat for a number of endangered species including yellow-cheeked gibbons,

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and

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s. The '' Trị An'' lake (''hồ'') and dam form a substantial part of this district.

Administrative subdivisions

The district is subdivide to a

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and 11 rural communes, including: * Vĩnh An township * Bình Hòa commune * Bình Lợi commune * Hiếu Liêm commune * Mã Đà commune * Phú Lý commune *

Tân An Tân An is the capital city of Long An Province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was upgraded from town status to city status on 26 August 2009. The population of Tân An is 165,214 as of 2009, with an area of 81.79 km2. It comprises ...

commune * Tân Bình commune * Thạnh Phú commune * Thiện Tân commune * Trị An commune * Vĩnh Tân commune

References

Districts of Đồng Nai province {{DongNai-geo-stub