Quảng Ngãi province
Quảng Ngãi | |
|---|---|
 Location of Quảng Ngãi within Vietnam | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | South Central Coast |
| Capital | Quảng Ngãi |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Phạm Đình Khối |
| • People's Committee Chair | Nguyễn Xuân Huế |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,137.6 km2 (1,983.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,259,400 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Hrê, Co, Xơ Đăng |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Calling code | 55 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-29 |
| Website | quangngai.gov.vn |
Quảng Ngãi is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, on the coast of South China Sea. It is located 883 km south of Hà Nội and 838 km north of Hồ Chí Minh City.
History
Quảng Ngãi Province was known as an NLF (Viet Cong) stronghold during the Vietnam War and was the site of the My Lai Massacre in 1968. It produced famous war literature on both sides of the conflict: The now-famous wartime diary of NLF medic Đặng Thùy Trâm was written here, and from an American perspective, Quảng Ngãi Province is the major setting of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.
Administration
Quảng Ngãi is divided into 13 districts:
- Ba Tơ
- Bình Sơn
- Đức Phổ
- Minh Long
- Mộ Đức
- Nghĩa Hành
- Sơn Hà
- Sơn Tây
- Sơn Tịnh
- Tây Trà
- Trà Bồng
- Tư Nghĩa
- Lý Sơn (island district)
The city of Quảng Ngãi is its own municipality.
External links
- Quang Ngai People's Committee
- Dung Quat Economic Zone
- Website of Quảng Ngãi Youth
- Hotels in Quang Ngai
- Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
- Saigon tourist holding company
See also
- Thien An mountain and Tra Khuc river is the symbol of Quảng Ngãi province
- My Khe beach
- Chau Sa citadel
- Ong pagoda
External links
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