Lệ Thủy District


Lệ Thủy is a district of Quảng Bình Province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders Quảng Ninh District on the north, Vĩnh Linh District on the south, Laos on the west. Lệ Thủy central is 40 km south of the provincial capital Đồng Hới. The district government seat is Kiến Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52 km2, population: 140,804.
Lệ Thủy District is home to Võ Nguyên Giáp and the family of Ngô Đình Diệm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainly rice culture.
Mỹ Trạch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.

Subdivisions

This district has two townlets and 25 communes
Hồng Thủy, Ngư Hoà, Ngư Thủy, Thanh Thủy, Lộc Thủy, Hoa Thủy, Cam Thủy, Liên Thủy, Phong Thủy, An Thủy, Sơn Thủy, Ngân Thủy, Hải Thủy, Hưng Thủy, Tân Thủy, Xuân Thủy, Dương Thủy, Mai Thủy, Phú Thủy, Mỹ Thủy, Sen Thủy, Trường Thủy, Văn Thủy, Kim Thủy, Thái Thủy.
CommunesArea Population Density
Kiến Giang3.146,3412019.4
Lệ Ninh11.354,836426
An Thủy22.769,610433.66
Cam Thủy13.803,684266.95
Dương Thủy9.34,146445.8
Hoa Thủy17.257,273421.6
Hồng Thủy29.58,191380.97
Hưng Thủy21.76,138282.8
Kim Thủy484.753,3096.82
Lâm Thủy242.971,2605.18
Liên Thủy6.988,083160.59
Lộc Thủy7.754,155536.1
Mai Thủy19.776,060306.5
Mỹ Thủy13.645,011367.37
Phong Thuỷ9.967,016704.4
Phú Thủy45.666,748147.78
Sen Thủy75.25,40971.9
Sơn Thủy25.887,184277.5
Ngân Thủy167.711,74210.38
Ngư Thủy Bắc31.383,584114.2
Ngư Thủy Nam9.72,831311
Ngư Thủy Trung13.42,152160.59
Tân Thủy19.915,942298.4
Thanh Thủy14.25,380378.87
Thái Thủy55.34,57082.6
Trường Thủy20.751,57976
Văn Thủy15.12,698178.67
Xuân Thủy6.85,241770.73

Geography

The western portion of the district is characterized by the Annamite Range, where the Ho Chi Minh trail ran through in Vietnam War. The area slope is lower towards the east to the narrow plain of Kiến Giang River. The east side is the coastline with a range of sand dunes. The seasides here are wild and clean with several fishing villages. The district is home to Bang Spa, a mineral hot spring and is also a regular tourist destination.

Economy

The district's economy is largely based on agriculture and forestry. The district has two townships: Kiến Giang Township and Nông Trường Lệ Ninh. There are some fine sand beaches along the South China Sea coast and a hot mineral spring in the west of this district but they are mainly visited by local inhabitants only.

Transportation

The National Route 1A, Ho Chi Minh Highway, and Hanoi-Saigon Railway run through the district.

Famous residents

, Le Thuy

Culture

This district is home to Hò khoan Lệ Thủy.

Former location name before 1945

Thủy Liên Canton (''Tổng Thủy Liên'')