Lệ Thủy district

LÃ¡Â»Â ThÃ¡Â»Â§y () is a district of QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng BÃÂ¬nh province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng Ninh district on the north, VÃÂ©nh Linh district (QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng TrÃ¡Â»Â province) on the south, Laos on the west (with the Annamite Range as natural borderline). LÃ¡Â»Â ThÃ¡Â»Â§y central is 40 km south of the provincial capital ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng HÃ¡Â»Âi. The district government seat is KiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52 km<sup>2</sup>, population: 140,804 (1998). LÃ¡Â»Â ThÃ¡Â»Â§y district is home to VÃÂµ NguyÃÂªn GiÃÂ¡p and the family of NgÃÂ´ ÃÂÃÂ¬nh DiÃ¡Â»Âm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainly rice culture. MÃ¡Â»Â¹ TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.

Subdivisions

This district has two townlets and 25 communes (xÃÂ£)

Two townlets: KiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n Giang and NÃÂ´ng TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng LÃ¡Â»Â Ninh.
26 communes:

HÃ¡Â»Âng ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, NgÃÂ° ThÃ¡Â»Â§y BÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c, NgÃÂ° ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Thanh ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, LÃ¡Â»Âc ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Hoa ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Cam ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, LiÃÂªn ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Phong ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, An ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, SÃÂ¡n ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, NgÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, HÃÂ°ng ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, TÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, XuÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Mai ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, PhÃÂº ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, MÃ¡Â»Â¹ ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Sen ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, VÃÂn ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, Kim ThÃ¡Â»Â§y, ThÃÂ¡i ThÃ¡Â»Â§y.

Geography

The western portion of the district is characterized by the Annamite Range, where the Ho Chi Minh trail ran through in Vietnam War. The area slope is lower towards the east to the narrow plain of KiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n Giang River. The east side is the coastline with a range of sand dunes (with the width of around 10 km). The seasides here are wild and clean with several fishing villages. The district is home to Bang Spa, a mineral hot spring and is also a regular tourist destination.

Economy

The district's economy is largely based on agriculture and forestry. The district has two townships: KiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n Giang Township and NÃÂ´ng TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng LÃ¡Â»Â Ninh. There are some fine sand beaches along the South China Sea coast and a hot mineral spring in the west of this district but they are mainly visited by local inhabitants only.

Transportation

The National Route 1, Ho Chi Minh Highway, and Hanoi-Saigon Railway run through the district.

Famous residents

NgÃÂ´ ÃÂÃÂ¬nh DiÃ¡Â»Âm - the first president of South Vietnam.
NgÃÂ´ ÃÂÃÂ¬nh KhÃ¡ÂºÂ£ - NgÃÂ´ ÃÂÃÂ¬nh DiÃ¡Â»Âm's father.
VÃÂµ NguyÃÂªn GiÃÂ¡p - a general of Vietnam People's Army.
DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng VÃÂn An - a mandarin, historian in the NguyÃ¡Â»Ân dynasty.
NguyÃ¡Â»Ân HÃ¡Â»Â¯u CÃ¡ÂºÂ£nh - a mandarin of NguyÃ¡Â»Ân lords who established Vietnam's sovereignty in Saigon.
LÃÂ¢m ThÃ¡Â»Â MÃ¡Â»Â¹ DÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ - poet.
HoÃÂ ng KÃ¡ÂºÂ¿ ViÃÂªm - a mandarin of the NguyÃ¡Â»Ân dynasty

Culture

This district is home to HÃÂ² khoan LÃ¡Â»Â ThÃ¡Â»Â§y.

Former location name before 1945

ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn Canton (TÃ¡Â»Âng ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn)

ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ·ng LÃ¡Â»Âc xÃÂ£
PhÃÂ² ChÃÂ¡nh xÃÂ£ (Cung)
ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn thÃÂ´n (QuÃÂ¡n Sen)
HÃÂ²a LuÃ¡ÂºÂt ÃÂÃÂ´ng (HÃÂ²a ÃÂÃÂ´ng)
ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn Nam (QuÃÂ¡n TrÃ¡ÂºÂ£y)
HÃÂ²a LuÃ¡ÂºÂt BÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c (HÃÂ²a BÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c)
Trung LuÃ¡ÂºÂt ThÃÂ´n (CÃÂ¢y CÃÂºp)
ThÃ¡Â»Â LuÃ¡ÂºÂt TÃÂ¢y
HÃÂ²a LuÃ¡ÂºÂt Nam (NgoÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i HÃ¡ÂºÂ£i)
LiÃÂªm LuÃ¡ÂºÂt xÃÂ£
Trung LuÃ¡ÂºÂt xÃÂ£
ThÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng LuÃ¡ÂºÂt xÃÂ£
ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn ÃÂÃÂ´ng (QuÃÂ¡n CÃÂ¡t)
PhÃÂ² ThiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿t Ã¡ÂºÂ¥p (HÃ¡Â»Â§ ThiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿t)
ThÃ¡Â»Â§y LiÃÂªn HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ (QuÃÂ¡n BÃ¡Â»Â¥t)

MÃ¡Â»Â¹ TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch Canton

CÃ¡Â»Â LiÃ¡Â»Âu xÃÂ£ (TrÃÂ©o)
LiÃÂªm ThiÃ¡Â»Ân xÃÂ£ (LÃÂ ng LiÃÂªm)
MÃ¡Â»Â¹ ThÃ¡Â»Â xÃÂ£ (LÃÂ ng NgÃÂ³i)
LuÃ¡ÂºÂt SÃÂ¡n Ã¡ÂºÂ¥p
Quy HÃ¡ÂºÂu xÃÂ£
DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng XÃÂ¡ xÃÂ£ (LÃÂ ng DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng)
MÃ¡Â»Â¹ TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng
MÃ¡Â»Â¹ TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡
TÃÂ¢m DuyÃ¡Â»Ât xÃÂ£
UÃ¡ÂºÂ©n ÃÂo xÃÂ£ (Nha Ngo)
ThuÃ¡ÂºÂn TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng (TrÃ¡ÂºÂ¡m)
TÃÂ¢n HÃ¡ÂºÂu phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng
MÃ¡Â»Â¹ Son Ã¡ÂºÂ¥p (ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng LÃÂ¢m)
DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng XuÃÂ¢n xÃÂ£ (Ba Canh)
TÃÂ¢n MÃ¡Â»Â¹ phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng (MÃ¡Â»Â¹ LÃÂª)
TiÃ¡Â»Âu Giang phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng (PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng TiÃ¡Â»Âu)

Phong LÃ¡Â»Âc Canton

ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i Phong LÃ¡Â»Âc xÃÂ£ (ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â£i)
MÃ¡Â»Â¹ PhÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc ThÃÂ´n (NhÃÂ CÃ¡Â»Ân)
Tuy LÃ¡Â»Âc xÃÂ£ (Tuy)
An LÃ¡ÂºÂ¡c phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng
An XÃÂ¡ xÃÂ£ (ThÃÂ¡)
An XÃÂ¡ HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡

ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch XÃÂ¡ Canton

TÃÂ¢n ViÃ¡Â»Ât phÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng
Binh PhÃÂº Ã¡ÂºÂ¥p

ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng Phong LÃ¡Â»Âc Canton

XuÃÂ¢n HÃ¡Â»Âi xÃÂ£ (HÃ¡Â»Âi)
PhÃÂº ThÃ¡Â»Â xÃÂ£ (NhÃÂ NgÃÂ´)
ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng Phong LÃ¡Â»Âc xÃÂ£ (LÃÂ ng TiÃ¡Â»Âu)

XuÃÂ¢n Lai Canton

XuÃÂ¢n Lai xÃÂ£
XuÃÂ¢n BÃ¡Â»Â xÃÂ£
HoÃÂ ng Giang xÃÂ£ (NhÃÂ VÃÂ ng)
Phan XÃÂ¡ xÃÂ£ (NhÃÂ Phan)
QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng CÃÂ° xÃÂ£ (LÃÂ ng ChÃ¡Â»Âng)
LÃ¡Â»Â XÃÂ£ xÃÂ£ (KÃ¡ÂºÂ» LÃÂª)
ThÃÂ¡i XÃÂ¡ xÃÂ£ (NhÃÂ Cai)
ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch BÃÂ n ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng (ChÃ¡Â»Â£ ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¹c)
Mai XÃÂ¡ ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng
Mai XÃÂ¡ HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ (NhÃÂ MÃÂ²i)
ChÃÂ¢u XÃ¡ÂºÂ£ XÃÂ£ (KÃ¡ÂºÂ» ChÃÂ¢u)
PhÃÂº BÃÂ¬nh Phong

MÃ¡Â»Â¹ LÃ¡Â»Âc Canton

MÃ¡Â»Â¹ LÃ¡Â»Âc xÃÂ£ (MÃ¡Â»Â¹ LÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£c)
Quy TrÃÂ¬nh xÃÂ£
VÃÂn XÃÂ¡ xÃÂ£
PhÃÂº HÃÂ²a xÃÂ£
LÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng ThiÃ¡Â»Ân xÃÂ£
Phu Gia xÃÂ£
LÃ¡Â»Âc An xÃÂ£
PhÃÂº KÃ¡Â»Â³ xÃÂ£

References

External links

LÃ¡Â»Â ThÃ¡Â»Â§y district on QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng BÃÂ¬nh government official website