Phú Vang district
{{Expand Vietnamese|topic=geo|Phú Vang|date=March 2009}}
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| native_name = Huyện Phú Vang
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| subdivision_name1 = North Central Coast
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| subdivision_name2 = Huế
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Phú Đa
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Phú Vang is a rural district of Huế in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the district had a population of 137,962.[https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Bo-may-hanh-chinh/Nghi-quyet-1264-NQ-UBTVQH14-2021-dieu-chinh-dia-gioi-hanh-chinh-cap-huyen-Thua-Thien-Hue-473372.aspx Expansion of Huế city] The district covers an area of 235.31 km². The district capital lies at Phú Đa.
Geography
File:Tam Giang and Sam-Thanh Lam lagoons.jpg]]
Phú Vang is located in Thừa Thiên Huế province, North Central Coast of Vietnam. It covers a total area of {{Convert|235.31|km2|sqmi}}. Phú Vang borders the district of Hương Thủy on the west, Phú Lộc district on the south, Huế to the north and the South China Sea on the east.{{Cite web |title=General Information |url=https://thuathienhue.gov.vn/en-us/Home/General-Information/Administrative-Organization/tid/General-Information/newsid/DBC3EC89-4730-430D-BAED-A731012D4AC6/cid/67101C45-0DCE-4E27-A4AA-A73100EFF393 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Thua Thien Hue Portal - Beta |language=en-US}} Phú Vang has {{Convert|35|km|mi}} long coastline and the area of the water surface is {{Convert|6,000|ha|acre}}. Phú Vang is home to many lagoons such as Tam Giang–Cau Hai lagoon.{{Cite web |last=Ngọc |first=Nguyễn Thị Như |date=2020-04-22 |title=Phu Vang district: the potential coastal delta |url=https://thuathienhue.gov.vn/en-us/Home/Socio-Economic/Socio-Economic-Detail/tid/Phu-Vang-district-the-potential-coastal-delta/newsid/05023F2A-7309-4E7E-AE94-ABA500FBFC20/cid/7FCAB6F2-5760-429C-B89A-A8540092F059 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=thuathienhue.gov.vn/en-us |language=en-US}}
Phú Vang belongs to the low-lying land with a large size of lagoons. Phú Vang is divided by two area which are rivers and sand dunes. Phú Vang is used for agricultural and aquaculture. Phú Vang has 42.3% of the total natural land area. Phú Vang is known to be home to titanium minerals. Thuận An is located in Phú Vang, it is one of the most important stragetics location.{{Cite web |title=Lịch sử phát triển, Điều kiện tự nhiên huyện Phú Vang |url=https://phuvang.thuathienhue.gov.vn/?gd=18&cn=646&cd=130 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=phuvang.thuathienhue.gov.vn}}
Administrative divisions
References
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{{Districts of North Central Coast}}
{{Hue Municipality}}
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