Chi LÃÂng is a rural district of Lạng Sán province in the Northeastern region of Vietnam. It is famous for many decisive battles at Chi LÃÂng pass in which the Vietnamese defeated the Chinese invaders.
As of 2003, the district had a population of 77,910. The district covers an area of 703 km<sup>2</sup>. The district capital lies at ÃÂá»Âng Má»Â.
Chi LÃÂng pass was the site of many battles between feudal Vietnam and northern armies. Lý Thðá»Âng Kiá»Ât, Trần Hðng ÃÂạo and Lê Lợi were among the army leaders that won battles in the district. Nowadays, many streets and places across Vietnam are named after the Chi LÃÂng pass, most notably the Chi LÃÂng Stadium in ÃÂàNẵng and Chi LÃÂng Park in Ho Chi Minh City.
Chi Lang district is located in the south of Lạng Sán province, 106 km from HàNá»Âi city, 35 km from Lạng Sán city, with the geographical location:
Chi LÃÂng district has an area of 707.45 km<sup>2</sup>, and the population in 2019 is 75,063. The district capital is Dá»Âng Má» town, located on the National Route 1.
Chi LÃÂng is a mountainous district, with the famous Chi Lang pass. Chi Lang topography is divided by many hills, rivers and streams, the topography gradually slopes from the northeast to the southwest, the slope is quite large, especially the communes located along the Huu Kien massif. The highest place in the east of the district is also the border between Lá»Âc Bình district, Lạng Sán province and Lục Ngạn district, Bắc Giang province with the highest peak of 975 m, the lowest place is in the south of the district with an altitude of 35m, in Chi Lang town.
Chi LÃÂng district has the main river upstream of Thðáng River. Thðáng River originates from the high mountainous Na Pha Phuoc 600 m high, belongs to Bắc Thủy commune at the top northeast of Chi LÃÂng district. The river flows in the northeast-southwest direction, down to Hữu Là ©ng district to join the Trung river. (There are documents that consider the Trung River to be the main branch of the Thuong River, originating in the mountainous southeast of Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province, flowing into Hữu Là ©ng district, confluence with the river branch flowing from Chi LÃÂng district).
Chi LÃÂng is located in the transitional position between the wet and rainy sub-region in the west, the cold sub-region with little rainfall in the east, and is influenced by the northern mountainous climate. Average annual temperature 22.7 ðC annual average rainfall is 1,379mm. In 2019, the average population of Chi Lang is 75,063 people, accounting for 9.6% of the population of the whole province, the average population density is 106 people / km<sup>2</sup>, higher than the average of the province, with many different ethnic groups. live. Nearly 74% of the population lives in rural areas and in agricultural production, urban population about 26%
The district consists of two towns: ÃÂá»Âng Má» and Chi LÃÂng, and 18 communes: Bắc Thủy, Bằng Hữu, Bằng Mạc, Chi LÃÂng, Chiến Thắng, Gia Lá»Âc, Hòa Bình, Hữu Kiên, Lâm Sán, Liên Sán, Mai Sao, Nhân Lý, Quan Sán, Thðợng Cðá»Âng, Vân An, Vạn Linh, Vân Thủy and Y Tá»Âch.