Quảng Yên

Quảng Yên is a county-level town of Quảng Ninh Province in the north-east region of Vietnam. The Bạch Đằng River flows through Yên Hưng. As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,198.[1] The town was established by 2011 from former district of Yên Hưng, which covers an area of 314,2 km².[2] Quảng Yên border Hạ Long city and Halong bay to the East, Thủy Nguyên, Cát Hải district, Hải Phòng city to the west and south, Uông Bí, Hoành Bồ district to the North.

Quảng Yên

Thị xã Quảng Yên
Town (Class-4)
Quảng Yên Town
Coordinates: 20°56′20″N 106°48′0″E
Country Vietnam
Regionnorth-east
ProvinceQuảng Ninh
Area
 • Town (Class-4)121.314 sq mi (314.202 km2)
 • Urban
58.6052 sq mi (151.7868 km2)
Population
 (2011)
 • Town (Class-4)139,596
 • Density1,150/sq mi (444.2/km2)
 • Urban
85,493
 • Urban density1,459/sq mi (563.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Administrative divisions

The town consists of 11 wards: Cộng Hòa, Đông Mai, Hà An, Minh Thành, Nam Hòa, Phong Cốc, Phong Hải, Quảng Yên, Tân An, Yên Giang, Yên Hải, and 8 communes: Cẩm La, Hoàng Tân, Hiệp Hòa, Liên Hòa, Liên Vị, Sông Khoai and Tiền An.

References
  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  2. Government documents for the establishment of Quảng Yên town.

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