Kiến Xương District

Kiến Xương is a rural district of Thái Bình Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 240,253.[1] The district covers an area of 213 km². The district capital lies at Thanh Nê.[1]

Kiến Xương District

Huyện Kiến Xương
District
Country Vietnam
RegionRed River Delta
ProvinceThái Bình
CapitalThanh Nê
Area
 • Total82 sq mi (213 km2)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total240,253
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

It has 37 villages: An Bồi, Quang Trung, Quang Minh, Bình Minh, Thượng Hiền, Hòa Bình, Quang Bình, Quang Lịch, Vũ Trung, Vũ Quý, Vũ Công, Vũ Bình, Vũ Thắng, Vũ Hoà, Vũ Ninh, Vũ An, Vũ Lê, Vũ Tây, Vũ Sơn, An Bình, Trà Giang, Hồng Thái, Lê Lợi, Nam Cao, Đình Phùng, Thanh Tân, Bình Nguyên, Quốc Tuấn, Quyết Tiến, Quang Hưng, Minh Hưng, Minh Tân, Nam Bình, Bình Thành, Bình Định, Hồng Tiến and town of Thanh Nê.

History

During the Nguyễn Dynasty the Kiến Xương Prefecture was under the authority of the Protector of Nam Định[2]

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References
  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  2. Mục lục châu ban triều Nguyễn - Volume 2 - Page 485 Châu ban triều Nguyễn, Jinghe Chen, Đại học quốc gia Hà Nội. Trung tâm nghiên cứu Việt Nam và giao lưu văn hóa - 2000 "I have told the Protector of Nam Định to order the Chiefs of Kiến Xương Prefecture and Chân Định District to stick notices everywhere so that the people can still enjoy their peaceful life and at the same time watch out for the outlaws."

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