Kiên Hải district
Huyện đảo Kiên Hải | |
|---|---|
| Kiên Hải Island district | |
 Hon Tre islet | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Province | Kiên Giang |
| Capital | Hon Tre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11 sq mi (28 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,807[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| Website | kienhai |
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
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 3 "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).}
- ↑ "People's Committee Kiên Hải"., address at the bottom
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