Quảng Yên
Thị xã Quảng Yên
Town (Class-4)
Quảng Yên Town
Trần Nhân Tông Street in Quảng Yên town
Trần Nhân Tông Street in Quảng Yên town
Official seal of Quảng Yên
Seal
Interactive map outlining Quảng Yên
Quảng Yên is located in Vietnam
Quảng Yên
Quảng Yên
Location within Vietnam
Quảng Yên is located in Southeast Asia
Quảng Yên
Quảng Yên
Location within Southeast Asia
Quảng Yên is located in Asia
Quảng Yên
Quảng Yên
Location within Asia
Coordinates: 20°56′20″N 106°48′0″E / 20.93889°N 106.80000°E / 20.93889; 106.80000
Country Vietnam
Regionnorth-east
ProvinceQuảng Ninh
Founded2011
Area
 • Town (Class-4)121.314 sq mi (314.202 km2)
 • Urban
58.6052 sq mi (151.7868 km2)
Population
 (2019)
 • Town (Class-4)180,028
 • Density1,150/sq mi (444.2/km2)
 • Urban
85,493
 • Urban density1,459/sq mi (563.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)
Websitequangyen.quangninh.gov.vn

Quảng Yên is a county-level town of Quảng Ninh Province in the north-east region of Vietnam. The Bạch Đằng River flows through Yên Hưng. As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,198.[1] The town was established by 2011 from former district of Yên Hưng, which covers an area of 314,2 km².[2] Quảng Yên border Hạ Long city and Halong bay to the East, Thủy Nguyên, Cát Hải district, Hải Phòng city to the west and south, Uông Bí, Hoành Bồ district to the North.

Administrative divisions

The town consists of 11 wards: Cộng Hòa, Đông Mai, Hà An, Minh Thành, Nam Hòa, Phong Cốc, Phong Hải, Quảng Yên, Tân An, Yên Giang, Yên Hải, and 8 communes: Cẩm La, Hoàng Tân, Hiệp Hòa, Liên Hòa, Liên Vị, Sông Khoai and Tiền An.

References

  1. ↑ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Government documents for the establishment of Quảng Yên town.

20°55′01″N 106°49′59″E / 20.917°N 106.833°E / 20.917; 106.833


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