Gio Linh district
Gio Linh district
Huyện Gio Linh | |
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.jpg) Trần clan lineage hall in Cát Sơn, Gio Linh. | |
| Nickname(s): "Sunshineland" (Miền nắng-cháy) | |
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| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Trị |
| Establishment | 1306 |
| Central hall | W3FP+94M, Gio Linh township |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural district |
| • District Committee's Chairman | Võ Đắc Hóa |
| • People Council's Chairman | Trương Chí Trung |
| • Front Committee's Chairman | Nguyễn Thiên Bình |
| • Party Committee's Secretary | Lê Tiến Dũng |
| Area | |
| 159 km2 (61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2019) | |
| 75,176 | |
| • Urban | 13,666 |
| • Metro | 61,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| ZIP code | 48350 |
| Area code | 466 |
| Website | Giolinh.Quangtri.gov.vn |
Gio Linh (ⓘ) is a rural district of Quảng Trị province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
Geography
[edit]Administration
[edit]Gio Linh is on National Route 1. It borders Vĩnh Linh district to the north and Đông Hà to the south.[citation needed]
On November 14, 2024, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 1281/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the Arrangement of communal administrative units in Quảng Trị province in the period of 2023–2025.[1] Gio Linh rural district includes :
- 2 townships : Gio Linh (capital), Cửa Việt.
- 12 communes : Gio An, Gio Hải, Gio Mai, Gio Mỹ, Gio Quang, Gio Sơn, Hải Thái, Linh Trường, Phong Bình, Trung Giang, Trung Hải, Trung Sơn.
Population
[edit]As of 2019 there were 75,296 people in Gio Linh rural district.[citation needed]
History
[edit]According to an agreement reached in 1306, Jaya Simhavarman III the king of Champa ceded two prefectures Ulik and Vuyar in the Northern part of Champa to the emperor of Annam (the former name of Vietnam) Trần Anh Tông[2]: 211
Economy
[edit]In 2019 two solar power projects in Gio Thành commune (now belonging to Gio Hải commune), with a total investment of nearly 550 billions Vietnam dongs, built three solar power stations to provide electricity.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Nghị quyết số 1281/NQ-UBTVQH15 của UBTVQH về việc sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp xã của tỉnh Quảng Trị giai đoạn 2023–2025
- ^ Coedès, George (1968). Vella, Walter F. (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Nguyễn Hoàn, Gio Linh Mother - Vietnam Mother (memoir), May 5, 2009.
External links
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16°55′01″N 107°00′00″E / 16.917°N 107.000°E
Districts of North Central Coast of Vietnam | ||
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| Thanh Hóa province |  | |
| Nghệ An province | ||
| Hà Tĩnh province | ||
| Quảng Bình province |
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| Quảng Trị province | ||
| Huế |
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※ denotes provincial seat. | ||