Kiên Hải district

Kiên Hải district
Huyện đảo Kiên Hải
Kiên Hải Island district
Hon Tre islet
Hon Tre islet
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Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceKiên Giang
CapitalHon Tre
Area
 • Total11 sq mi (28 km2)
Population
 • Total20,807[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Websitekienhai.kiengiang.gov.vn

Kiên Hải is a rural district (huyện) of Kiên Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The district consists of 23 islands, of which 11 are inhabited,[2] the main economy is fishing, aquaculture and tourism.[2]

According to 2009 census, the district has a population of 20,807.[1] The district covers an area of 28 km². The district capital lies at Hon Tre island.[3] The district contains parts of the archipelago of the Bà Lụa Islands and Nam Du Islands.

The district includes four communes - Hòn Tre, Lại Sơn, An Sơn and Nam Du.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Part I - Tabulated Tables, Table 2 - population by urban/rural residence, sex and district". The 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing census: Completed results (Report). Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee, General Statistic Office of Viet Nam. June 2010. p. 33. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Kiên Giang: Huyện đảo Kiên Hải phát triển du lịch thành ngành kinh tế chủ lực" [Kiên Giang: Kiên Hải island district to develop tourism into a major economic sector] (in Vietnamese).
  3. ^ "People's Committee Kiên Hải"., address at the bottom

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