Vĩnh Cửu district

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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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

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