Núi Thành District

Núi Thành District
Huyện Núi Thành
District
Country Vietnam
Region South Central Coast
Province Quảng Nam Province
Capital Núi Thành
Area
  Total 206 sq mi (533 km2)
Population (2003)
  Total 142,020
  Density 690/sq mi (266/km2)
Time zone UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Núi Thành ( listen) is a district (huyện) of Quảng Nam Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 142,020.[1] The district covers an area of 533 km². The district capital lies at Núi Thành.[1]

The Núi Thành District has the biggest gas warehouse of the central area of Vietnam: Total Gas & Power Co. Ltd's Ky Ha gas warehouse, near the Ky Ha Fishing Port[2] (it was previously a military air base, Cf. List of United States Marine Corps installations#Vietnam).

Nui Thanh is also the home to the Chu Lai International Airport which is renovated from the abandoned Chu Lai Air Base in Vietnam War. As of 2015, the airport provides direct daily flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

History

This district was founded on December 3, 1983 when Tam Ky district is partitioned into Nui Thanh District and provincial city Tam Ky of Quang Nam – Da Nang province. Since November 26, 1996, the district is a division of Quang Nam province with Nui Thanh town as the district center and 16 communes: Tam Anh Bắc, Tam Anh Nam, Tam Giang, Tam Hải, Tam Hiệp, Tam Hòa, Tam Mỹ Đông, Tam Mỹ Tây, Tam Nghĩa, Tam Quang, Tam Sơn, Tam Thạnh, Tam Tiến, Tam Trà, Tam Xuân 1, Tam Xuân 2.

NoName of subdivisionArea (ha)Population (people)
1 Núi Thành town 457,48 10.001
2 Tam Xuân 1 commune 1.727,25 12.341
3 Tam Xuân 2 commune 2.359,28 11.891
4 Tam Tiến commune 2.091,43 11.371
5 Tam Sơn commune 5.402,46 4.664
6 Tam Thạnh commune 5.395,80 4.056
7 Tam Anh Bắc 2.100 6.409
8 Tam Anh Nam 2.191 9.316
9 Tam Hòa 2.260,81 8.563
10 Tam Hiệp 3.758,36 10.217
11 Tam Hải 1.560,71 7.925
12 Tam Giang 1.150,75 5.995
13 Tam Quang 1.137,97 13.026
14 Tam Nghĩa 5.167,75 11.815
15 Tam Mỹ Đông 1.727 6.400
16 Tam Mỹ Tây 5.104 5.869
17 Tam Trà 9.712,62 2.886

Source: Quang Nam Home Department, 2008

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  2. "Ky Ha fishing port photos". http://talkvietnam.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)

Coordinates: 15°25′01″N 108°34′59″E / 15.417°N 108.583°E / 15.417; 108.583


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