Yên Thế is a
rural district
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of
Bắc Giang province
Bắc Giang ak˧˥:zaːŋ˧˧was a former Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam.
History
Its oldest name was Kinh Bắc (京北, "north fcapital"), a sub-division has ever included two ...
in the
Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 110,920.
The district covers an area of 301 km
2. The district capital lies at
Phồn Xương.
The district is also the site of the
Yên Thế Insurrection.
History
The area was the base of the
Yên Thế Insurrection which lasted from 1887 to 1913.
Economy
The district's economy mainly focuses around agriculture and industry. The district grows fruit trees and is famous for growing
Cam sành
' () or King orange (''Citrus reticulata'' × ''sinensis'') is a citrus hybrid originating in Vietnam.
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. Currently the government is building factories in
Bố Hạ, however the area faces pollution problems.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into two townships,
Phồn Xương and
Bố Hạ, and communes:
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Đồng Vương
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Canh Nậu
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Đồng Kỳ
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Hương Vĩ
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Đông Sơn
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Xuân Lương
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Tam Tiến
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Tiến Thắng
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Tân Hiệp
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Tam Hiệp
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An Thượng
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Đồng Lạc
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Hồng Kỳ
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Đồng Hưu
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Tân Sỏi
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Đồng Tiến
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Đồng Tâm
Agriculture
The famous product of this district is cam sành - a hardy variety of southern ginseng which grows on the mountain of Chung Sơn in Yên Thế district.
[Đức Thọ Ngô, Vạn Nguyên Nguyễn, Philippe Papin ''Đồng Khánh địa dư chí'' - Volume 2 2003- Page 1486 "Yams are produced by the inhabitants of the commune of Đình Bảng, district of Ðóng Ngạn. The hardy variety of southern ginseng grows on the mountain of Chung Sơn, district of Yên Thế, and angelica grows on the mountain of Tieu Sơn, ..]
References
Districts of Bắc Giang province
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