Kiên Hải special administrative region
Kiên Hải
Đặc khu Kiên Hải | |
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| Kiên Hải special administrative zone | |
Hon Tre islet | |
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Interactive map of Kiên Hải | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Province | An 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 special administrative zone (đặc khu) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It consists of 23 islands, of which 11 are inhabited.[2]
According to 2009 census, it has a population of 20,807,[1] the main economy is fishing, aquaculture and tourism.[2] The region covers an area of 28 km2 (11 sq mi), containing Hon Tre island, Hòn Sơn island and Nam Du Islands. The administrative center lies at Hon Tre island.[3]
The region includes four communes - Hòn Tre, Lại Sơn, An Sơn and Nam Du.[2]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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