Vĩnh Cửu district
Huyện Vĩnh Cửu
Foot of Đồng Nai Bridge
Foot of Đồng Nai Bridge
Country Vietnam
RegionSoutheast
ProvinceĐồng Nai
CapitalVĩnh An
Area
  Total433 sq mi (1,122 km2)
Population
 (2019)
  Total367,377
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Vĩnh Cửu is a rural district of Đồng Nai province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 106,067.[1] The district covers an area of 1122 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh An.[1]

The Vĩnh Cửu nature reserve is an area of (mostly secondary) seasonal tropical forest and links directly with Cát Tiên National Park; together they provide contiguous habitat for a number of endangered species including yellow-cheeked gibbons, gaur and Asian elephants. The Trị An lake (hồ) and dam form a substantial part of this district.

Administrative subdivisions

The district is subdivide to a township and 11 rural communes, including:

  • Vĩnh An township
  • Bình Hòa commune
  • Bình Lợi commune
  • Hiếu Liêm commune
  • Mã Đà commune
  • Phú Lý commune
  • Tân An commune
  • Tân Bình commune
  • Thạnh Phú commune
  • Thiện Tân commune
  • Trị An commune
  • Vĩnh Tân commune

References

  1. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

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