An Nhơn | |
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| An Nhơn Town Thị xã An Nhơn | |
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 Interactive map of An Nhơn | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Province | Bình Định |
| Established town | 28 November 2011 |
| Capital | Bình Định |
| Area | |
| 250 km2 (97 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 60.1467 km2 (23.2228 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 324,500 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
An Nhơn (listenⓘ) is adistrict-level town ofBình Định Province in theSouth Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 187,737.[1] The district covers an area of 255 km2. The district capital is Bình Định.[1] It has a population density of 779 people per km2, and they are distributed unevenly, with high concentrations in the wards of Bình Định andĐập Đá. 55.50% of the population in the district are of working age.
An Nhơn district lies on a plain at 13°49'N and 109°18'E. It is located along theNational Route 1 20 km from the city ofQuy Nhơn. The north of the district bordersPhù Cát, the east of the district bordersTuy Phước, the west bordersTây Sơn, and the south-west borders the mountainous district ofVân Canh.
The district includes 10 communes and 5 wards:
During the period 938-1470, An Nhơn was in the heartland of theChampa kingdom, with the capital atĐồ Bàn (now in Nhơn Hậu). In 1470, An Nhơn was in Tuy Viễn district. In 1602,Nguyễn Hoàng changed the name from Hoài Nhơn to Quy Nhơn. In 1778, theTây Sơn dynasty settled and developed An Nhơn into the emperor's fortress. In May 1799, after accounting for the stronghold,Nguyễn Ánh changed its name to Bình Định. In 1832,Minh Mạng created the district of An Nhơn in its current form.
| Climate data for An Nhơn (2001–2018) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 32.9 (91.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.7 (87.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.4 (79.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.8 (74.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 63.8 (2.51) | 19.9 (0.78) | 20.5 (0.81) | 41.5 (1.63) | 62.7 (2.47) | 70.1 (2.76) | 70.8 (2.79) | 102.2 (4.02) | 220.5 (8.68) | 358.9 (14.13) | 577.1 (22.72) | 260.7 (10.26) | 1,868.7 (73.56) |
| Average rainy days | 14.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 17.5 | 143.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 132.1 | 170.2 | 215.8 | 243.4 | 269.2 | 244.7 | 230.6 | 235.1 | 195.0 | 160.5 | 123.7 | 101.5 | 2,321.8 |
| Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Dinh province[2] | |||||||||||||
13°55′01″N109°04′59″E / 13.917°N 109.083°E /13.917; 109.083
Districts of theSouth Central Coast of Vietnam | ||
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| Da Nang city |  | |
| Bình Định province | ||
| Bình Thuận province | ||
| Khánh Hòa province | ||
| Ninh Thuận province | ||
| Phú Yên province | ||
| Quảng Nam province | ||
| Quảng Ngãi province | ||
※ denotes provincial seat. /§ Sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagoes is disputed as of 24 November 2025. | ||