Vân Đồn special administrative region

VÃÂ¢n ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ân () is a special administrative region of QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng Ninh province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the region had a population of 46,616. The region covers an area of 551 km<sup>2</sup>. The region capital lies at CÃÂ¡i RÃ¡Â»Âng. The region is selected as a Special Economic Zone, and is rapidly being developed. It is connected by motorway to Hai Phong and HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ Long, and served by Van Don International Airport.

History

The name VÃÂ¢n ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ân stems from the VÃÂ¢n Mountain on Quan LÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n Island, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. In AD 980, the early LÃÂª dynasty of Vietnam (980Ã¢ÂÂ1009) set up an army outpost there. In 1149 under the reign of LÃÂ½ Anh TÃÂ´ng (1138Ã¢ÂÂ1175), the VÃÂ¢n ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ân island authority was officially formed as a strategic location, at the same time as a busy trading port of ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i ViÃ¡Â»Ât. The port was bustling under the dynasties of LÃÂ½ (1009Ã¢ÂÂ1225), TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n (1225Ã¢ÂÂ1400), and later LÃÂª (1442Ã¢ÂÂ1789) hosting trading ships from other countries.

VÃÂ¢n ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ân is also home to various historical sites representing important events in the Vietnamese national fight against foreign invaders. In 1288, on the Mang River on Quan LÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n Island, under the command of General TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n KhÃÂ¡nh DÃÂ°, the Vietnamese troops defeated Yuan-Mongol invaders in the historic BÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ±ng victory.

Administrative divisions

CÃÂ¡i RÃ¡Â»Âng, ÃÂÃÂ´ng XÃÂ¡, HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ Long, BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ¢n, ÃÂoÃÂ n KÃ¡ÂºÂ¿t, ÃÂÃÂ i XuyÃÂªn, VÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n YÃÂªn, Minh ChÃÂ¢u, Quan LÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n, NgÃ¡Â»Âc VÃ¡Â»Â«ng, BÃ¡ÂºÂ£n Sen, ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¯ng LÃ¡Â»Â£i.

Vân Đồn special administrative region

History

Administrative divisions

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