Vân Đồn district

Vân Đồn (listenⓘ) is a rural district of Quảng Ninh province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 39,157.[1] The district covers an area of 551 km². The district capital lies at Cái Rồng.[1] The district is selected as a Special Economic Zone, and is rapidly being developed. It is connected by motorway to Hai Phong and Ha Long, and served by Van Don International Airport.[2]

Vân Đồn District
Huyện đảo Vân Đồn
District (Island)
Vân Đồn Island district
Quan Lạn Island
Quan Lạn Island
Country Vietnam
RegionNortheast
ProvinceQuảng Ninh
CapitalCái Rồng
Area
 • Total213 sq mi (551 km2)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total39,157
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

History

The name Vân Đồn stems from the Vân Mountain on Quan Lạn Island, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. In AD 980, the early Lê Dynasty of Vietnam (980-1009) set up an army outpost there. In 1149 under the reign of Lý Anh Tông (1138-1175), the Vân Đồn island authority was officially formed as a strategic location, at the same time as a busy trading port of Đại Việt. The port was bustling under the dynasties of Lý (1009-1225), Trần (1225-1400), and later Lê (1442-1789) hosting trading ships from other countries.[3][4]

Vân Đồn 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 Lạn Island, under the command of General Trần Khánh Dư, the Vietnamese troops defeated Yuan-Mongol invaders in the historic Bạch Đằng victory.[4]

Administrative divisions

Cái Rồng, Đông Xá, Hạ Long, Bình Dân, Đoàn Kết, Đài Xuyên, Vạn Yên, Minh Châu, Quan Lạn, Ngọc Vừng, Bản Sen, Thắng Lợi.

References
  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  2. "Van Don changes rapidly, ready for Special Economic Zone - News VietNamNet".
  3. Nguyen, Kim Dinh (2016). Vân Đồn: An international port of Đại Việt. In Early Modern Southeast Asia, 1350–1800. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 124–215. ISBN 978-1-315-73384-5.
  4. "Vân Đồn District plans for the future". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

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