Nam Sách district

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Nam Sách District Huyện Nam Sách
District
Hundred Gian Pagoda in An Đông village, An Bình commune, Nam Sách district
Country	Vietnam
Region	Red River Delta
Province	Hải Dương
Capital	Nam Sách
Area
• Total	51 sq mi (133 km2)
Population  (2003)
• Total	139,184
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Nam Sách is a rural district of Hải Dương province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 139,184.^[1] The district covers an area of 133 km². The district capital lies at Nam Sách.^[1]

The area Nam Sách (南策) is the source of many pottery artifacts.^[2] In 1592, when what is today Hải Dương province was under Mạc dynasty control, Nam Sách along with Kim Thành, Thanh Hà, and Kinh Môn districts were the target of attack by 300 fighting boats of the Lê dynasty.^[3]

• Pháp Loa, disciple of Trần Nhân Tông^[4]
• vi:Phạm Tuấn Tài (1905-1937) a teacher and revolutionary^[5]

21°00′00″N 106°19′59″E / 21.000°N 106.333°E / 21.000; 106.333