| Administrative units of Quảng Tín[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Districts (Quận) | Population (1965) | Number of communes (xã) |
| Hậu Đức | 12,032 | 14 |
| Hiệp Đức | 15,242 | 14 |
| Lý Tín | 49,010 | 8 |
| Tam Kỳ | 140,787 | 19 |
| Tiên Phước | 34,462 | 12 |
| Thăng Bình | 109,564 | 19 |
| Total | 361,097 | 86 |
Quảng Tín (listenⓘ) was a province ofSouth Vietnam that was created fromQuảng Nam'sQuế Sơn District on July 31, 1962.[2] Its capital wasTam Kỳ.
As of the 1965census the province had a population of 361,097 inhabitants, divided among six districts (quận), 86 communes (xã) and 419 hamlets (ấp).[3]
During theVietnam War it was the site of heavy fighting, includingOperation Union I &II. The province was remerged with Quảng Nam following the unification of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam on July 2, 1976.
