Lệ Thủy District Huyện Lệ Thủy | |
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 Kiến Giang Town, the district seat of Lệ Thủy | |
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  Lệ Thủy District Location of the district capital in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates:17°13′N106°48′E / 17.217°N 106.800°E /17.217; 106.800 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Bình |
| Capital | Kiến Giang |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Đặng Đại Tình |
| Area | |
• District | 548.47 sq mi (1,420.52 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
• District | 137.831 |
| • Urban | 11,238 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Website | lethuy |
Lệ Thủy (listenⓘ) is a district ofQuảng Bình province in theNorth Central Coast ofVietnam. The district bordersQuảng Ninh district on the north,Vĩnh Linh district (Quảng Trị province) on the south,Laos on the west (with theAnnamite Range as natural borderline). Lệ Thủy central is 40 km south of the provincial capitalĐồng Hới. The district government seat isKiến Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52 km2, population: 140,804 (1998).[1][2]Lệ Thủy district is home toVõ Nguyên Giáp and the family ofNgô Đình Diệm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainlyrice culture.Mỹ Trạch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.
This district has two townlets and 25communes (xã)
Hồng Thủy,Ngư Thủy Bắc,Ngư Thủy,Thanh Thủy,Lộc Thủy,Hoa Thủy,Cam Thủy,Liên Thủy,Phong Thủy,An Thủy,Sơn Thủy,Ngân Thủy,Hải Thủy,Hưng Thủy,Tân Thủy,Xuân Thủy,Dương Thủy,Mai Thủy,Phú Thủy,Mỹ Thủy,Sen Thủy,Trường Thủy,Văn Thủy,Kim Thủy,Thái Thủy.[3]
| Communes | Area (km2) | Population (2009)[4] | Density (inhabitants/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiến Giang | 3.14 | 6,341 | 2019.4 |
| Lệ Ninh | 11.35 | 4,836 | 426 |
| An Thủy | 22.76 | 9,610 | 433.66 |
| Cam Thủy | 13.80 | 3,684 | 266.95 |
| Dương Thủy | 9.3 | 4,146 | 445.8 |
| Hoa Thủy | 17.25 | 7,273 | 421.6 |
| Hồng Thủy | 29.5 | 8,191 | 380.97 |
| Hưng Thủy | 21.7 | 6,138 | 282.8 |
| Kim Thủy | 484.75 | 3,309 | 6.82 |
| Lâm Thủy | 242.97 | 1,260 | 5.18 |
| Liên Thủy | 6.98 | 8,083 | 160.59 |
| Lộc Thủy | 7.75 | 4,155 | 536.1 |
| Mai Thủy | 19.77 | 6,060 | 306.5 |
| Mỹ Thủy | 13.64 | 5,011 | 367.37 |
| Phong Thuỷ | 9.96 | 7,016 | 704.4 |
| Phú Thủy | 45.66 | 6,748 | 147.78 |
| Sen Thủy | 75.2 | 5,409 | 71.9 |
| Sơn Thủy | 25.88 | 7,184 | 277.5 |
| Ngân Thủy | 167.71 | 1,742 | 10.38 |
| Ngư Thủy Bắc | 31.38 | 3,584 | 114.2 |
| Ngư Thủy Nam | 9.7 | 2,831 | 311 |
| Ngư Thủy Trung | 13.4 | 2,152 | 160.59 |
| Tân Thủy | 19.91 | 5,942 | 298.4 |
| Thanh Thủy | 14.2 | 5,380 | 378.87 |
| Thái Thủy | 55.3 | 4,570 | 82.6 |
| Trường Thủy | 20.75 | 1,579 | 76 |
| Văn Thủy | 15.1 | 2,698 | 178.67 |
| Xuân Thủy | 6.8 | 5,241 | 770.73 |
The western portion of the district is characterized by theAnnamite Range, where theHo Chi Minh trail ran through inVietnam War. The area slope is lower towards the east to the narrow plain ofKiến Giang River. The east side is the coastline with a range of sand dunes (with the width of around 10 km). The seasides here are wild and clean with several fishing villages. The district is home toBang Spa, a mineral hot spring and is also a regular tourist destination.
The district's economy is largely based on agriculture and forestry. The district has two townships:Kiến Giang Township and Nông Trường Lệ Ninh. There are some fine sand beaches along theSouth China Sea coast and ahot mineral spring in the west of this district but they are mainly visited by local inhabitants only.
TheNational Route 1,Ho Chi Minh Highway, andHanoi-Saigon Railway run through the district.
This district is home toHò khoan Lệ Thủy.
Districts ofNorth Central Coast of Vietnam | ||
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| Thanh Hóa province |  | |
| Nghệ An province | ||
| Hà Tĩnh province | ||
| Quảng Bình province | ||
| Quảng Trị province | ||
| Huế |
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※ denotes provincial seat. | ||
