Quang Ngai Province

Quang Ngai Province

Infobox province of Vietnam
Name = Quảng Ngãi
Meaning =


Council Chair = Phạm Đình Khối
Committee Chair = Nguyễn Xuân Huế
Capital = Quảng Ngãi
Region = South Central Coast
Area = 5,137.6
Population = 1,259,400
Population year = 2004
Population density = 245.13
Ethnicities = Vietnamese, Hrê, Co, Xơ Đăng
Calling code = 55
ISO code = VN-29
Website = www.quangngai.gov.vn

Quang Ngai (Vietnamese Quảng Ngãi; Hán Tự: ) 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

Quang Ngai Province was known as an NLF (Viet Cong) stronghold during the Vietnam War and was the site of the My Lai Massacre in 1968. The now-famous wartime diary of NLF medic Đặng Thùy Trâm was written here.

Administration

Quang Ngai 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

* [http://www.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english/ Quang Ngai People's Committee]
* [http://www.dungquat.com.vn/ Dung Quat Economic Zone]
* [http://mangquangngai.net/ Website of Quang Ngai Youth]
* [http://www.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english/instructionpage/204654/ Hotels in Quang Ngai]
* [http://www.vietnamtourism.com/e_pages/country/province.asp?mt=8455&uid=1275 Vietnam National Administration of Tourism]
* [http://www.saigontouristdanang.com/eng/tour_details.php?tourID=21 Sai Gon tourist holding company]

ee also

*Quang Ngai
*Nam Trung Bo
*Mỹ Lai Massacre ( The evidence of Son My )
*Dang Thuy Tram
*Thien An mountain and Tra Khuc river is the symbol of Quang Ngai province
*My Khe beach
*Sa Huynh archaeological vestiges ( [http://viettouch.com/ Additional information] )
*Chau Sa citadel (Cham culture)
*Ong pagoda
*Van Tuong victorious museum
*Welcoming to the lord whale festival
*Dang Thuy Tram


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