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Giao Thủy district

Coordinates: 20°15′00″N 106°25′01″E / 20.250°N 106.417°E / 20.250; 106.417
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Giao Thủy district
Huyện Giao Thủy
Gate of the Giao Thủy B High School.
Gate of the Giao Thủy B High School.
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Country Vietnam
RegionRed River Delta
ProvinceNam Định
Central agency7CMV+47V, Provincial Route 490, Ngô Đồng township
Government
 • TypeRural district
Area
 • Total
166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
207,273
 • Density817/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ZIP code
07800
WebsiteGiaothuy.Namdinh.gov.vn
Giaothuy.Namdinh.dcs.vn

Giao Thủy [zaːw˧˧:tʰwḭ˧˩˧] is a rural district of Nam Định province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

History

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In the early 1980s, in the context of social changes in economic thinking. Therefore, Giao Thủy is the place to develop and test the short - term industrial crops while ensuring clean environment.

Due to the continuous accretion of the Red River, so far the local governments of the two provinces Nam Định and Thái Bình still disputes a long muddy which were between the two districts Tiền Hải and Giao Thủy.[1][2] That area is called as "Souvet Bund" (bãi Sú-Vẹt) by the folks.[3]

Culture

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The customs of the people of Giao Thủy district in general have more marine properties than the rest of Nam Định province. There are many ideas that this is the first address in the Empire of Annam that has received the Jesuit, which through a pastor or a ship named Ignatius (I-nê-khu from the middle-ages Annamese chronicles).

Geography

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As of 2003 the district had a population of 207,273.[4] The district covers an area of 166 km2. The district capital lies at Ngô Đồng[4] and other towns and villages include Giao Xuân, Giao Phong.

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Hợp long cầu vượt sông Hồng nối Thái Bình - Nam Định
  2. ^ Tiền Hải kiểm soát chặt người ra vào địa bàn qua các bến đò phà
  3. ^ Thái Bình xác lập vị trí, ranh giới và diện tích Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên đất ngập nước Tiền Hải
  4. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.

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20°15′00″N 106°25′01″E / 20.250°N 106.417°E / 20.250; 106.417