Vụ Bản district
Vụ Bản is a rural district of Nam Định province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 130,672.[1] The district covers an area of 148 km2. The district capital lies at Gôi.[1] The district includes the Vân Cát temple.[2] During the 1920s the area was administered by the Vụ Bản district mandarin.[3]
Vu Ban District
Huyện Vụ Bản | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Region | Red River Delta |
Province | Nam Định |
Capital | Gôi |
Area | |
• Total | 57 sq mi (148 km2) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 130,672 |
• Density | 2,220/sq mi (856/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Website | vuban |
References
- "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- Patta Kitiarsa Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods 2008 Page 164 "Thus it helped legitimate mediumship practices in the temple but it was simultaneously useful in a competition for primacy with nearby Vân Cát temple which makes part of the same complex of temples in Vụ Bản district, Nam Định province."
- Andrew David Hardy Red Hills: Migrants and the State in the Highlands of Vietnam 2005 Page 114 "NAV1/RND 3200, Mr Vũ Ung (Cờ Bàn village) to Vụ Bản district mandarin (Nam Định), 4 September 1924"
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