Ninh Hòa

Ninh Hòa is a district-level town (thị xã) of Khánh Hòa province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the town had a population of 227,630.[1] The district covers an area of 1,199 km². The district capital lies at Ninh Hòa.[1]

Ninh Hòa
Thị xã Ninh Hòa
Town (Class-4)
Ninh Hòa town
From left to right, from top to bottom: Dawn on both banks of Dinh River (Ninh Hiep ward), Ea Krông Rou Hydroelectric Reservoir (Ninh Tây commune), Ro Tuong pass (bridge between Ninh Lộc and Ninh Ích commune), part of Ninh Phú commune and Ninh Lộc commune, Hon Heo (Ninh Đa commune), salt fields in Ninh Diêm ward.
Official seal of Ninh Hòa
Seal
Country Vietnam
RegionSouth Central Coast
ProvinceKhánh Hòa
CapitalNinh Hòa
Area
 • Total463 sq mi (1,199 km2)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total227,630
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Administrative divisions
Tourist area at Ninh Vân bay in Ninh Phước commune.

Ninh Hòa is subdivided into

  • 7 wards: Ninh Hiệp, Ninh Giang, Ninh Đa, Ninh Hà, Ninh Diêm, Ninh Thủy and Ninh Hải.
  • 20 communes: Ninh Sơn, Ninh Thượng, Ninh Tây, Ninh Trung, Ninh An, Ninh Thọ, Ninh Sim, Ninh Xuân, Ninh Thân, Ninh Bình, Ninh Quang, Ninh Phú, Ninh Phước, Ninh Vân, Ninh Ích, Ninh Lộc, Ninh Hưng, Ninh Tân, Ninh Đông and Ninh Phụng.

References
  1. "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.

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