Hướng Hóa District
Hướng Hóa (
Hướng Hóa District Huyện Hướng Hóa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | North Central Coast |
Province | Quảng Trị |
Capital | Khe Sanh |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 69,003 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
It was the site of the Battle of Khe Sanh in early-1968, one of the bloodiest engagements of the Vietnam War. Khe Sanh was the location of a US Marine base, so it was often attacked by Vietcong guerrillas as well as North Vietnamese regulars
The district is mountainous and rugged, and is around 20 km to the east of the border with Laos. It is 65 km to the west of the town of Đông Hà.
It consists of two towns, Khe Sanh the district seat, and Lao Bảo.
It has 20 communes. These include Xy, A Túc, A Dơi, A Xing, Thanh, Thuận, Pa Tầng, Hướng Lộc. Other districts are designated as New Economic Zones, located on National Road 9. There are five of these, Tân Hợp, Tân Liên, Tân Lập, Tân Long and Tân Thành. Six communes lie on where the Ho Chi Minh trail once branched into the area near the DMZ. These are Hướng Tân, Hướng Linh, Hướng Phùng, Hướng Sơn, Hướng Việt and Hướng Lập. To the southeast of the district is the commune Húc.
Towns
References
- "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.