Dương Minh Châu district
Huyện Dương Minh Châu
District
People's committee office in Dương Minh Châu
People's committee office in Dương Minh Châu
Country Vietnam
RegionSoutheast
ProvinceTây Ninh
CapitalDương Minh Châu
Area
 • Total157 sq mi (407 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total128,061
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Dương Minh Châu is a rural district of Tây Ninh province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 99,230.[1] The district covers an area of 407 km². The district capital lies at Dương Minh Châu.[1] It is the third largest district in the province after Tân Biên and Tân Châu districts. The majority of the population are ethnic Vietnamese.

Geography

The district is bordered to the west by Tây Ninh City, to the north by Tân Châu, to the south by Gò Dầu and to the east by the provinces of Bình Dương and Bình Phước.

Tourism

A tourist attraction in the area is the Dầu Tiếng Lake, an artificial body of water. It is the largest freshwater lake in the country and was built in the 1980s. It lies on the border of the district with Tân Châu, Bình Phước and Bình Dương, with most of the area being in Dương Minh Châu.

Divisions

Apart from the district seat of the same name, the district comprises the following communes.

  • Bàu Năng
  • Phước Minh
  • Phước Ninh
  • Chà Là
  • Truông Mít
  • Cầu Khởi
  • Phan
  • Suối Đá
  • Lộc Ninh
  • Bến Củi

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.

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