Dien Bien Dong District

Điện Biên Đông District
—  District  —
District location in northern Vietnam
Coordinates: 21°15′N 103°14′E / 21.25°N 103.233°E / 21.25; 103.233
Country	Vietnam
Region	Northwest
Province	Dien Bien Province
Capital	Muong Luan
Area
- Total	465.6 sq mi (1,206 km2)
Population (2003)
- Total	48,990
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Dien Bien Dong (Vietnamese: Điện Biên Đông) is a district (huyện) of Dien Bien Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. The district is predominantly mountainous. The district was established in 1995.^[1]

As of 2003 the district had a population of 48,990.^[2] The district covers an area of 1,206 km². The district capital lies at Muong Luan, although the only town in the district is Dien Bien Dong.^[2]

Geography

The district lies in the southeastern part of Dien Bien Province, to the immediate southeast of Dien Bien Phu city, south of Tuan Giao District, east of Dien Bien District, and north/northwest of Sop Cop District and west of Song Ma District and Thuan Chau District in Son La Province.^[3] Dien Bien Dong is located at an average elevation of 900-1000 m.^[4] The land is dominated by many streams and mountains which account for 90% of natural land.^[4] The main river is the Nam Ma River which flows through the central part of the district. Dien Bien Dong has a tropical climate, influenced each year by two large air masses: the northern dry air, and the cold and hot humid air from the south.^[4] Average rainfall is from 1600-1700 mm, falling mostly in June and the average temperature 22 degrees celsius.^[4] The ethnic composition is as follows: Hmong (53.73%), Thai (32.06%), Lao (2.9%), Kho Mu (5.96%), Sinh Mun (3.46%), the rest are minorities.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Dien Bien Dong has 14 administrative units, including 1 town and 13 communes:

• Điện Biên Đông town
• Chiềng Sơ
• Háng Lìa
• Keo Lôm
• Luân Giới
• Mường Luân
• Na Son
• Nong U
• Phì Nhừ
• Phình Giàng
• Pú Hồng
• Pú Nhi
• Tìa Dình
• Xa Dung

Economy

The main agricultural commodities are rice, corn, peanuts, betel nuts, cotton, tea and products from livestock farming^[4]. Dien Bien Dong district has reserves of gold ore, lead and zinc.^[4] Many of the Thai inhabitants people live in two colonnade homes with wood floors, usually along the streams and mainly farm rice and weave.^[4] There is a notable tower in the commune of Muong Luan, classified as a national monument in 1981.^[4] National Route 130 passes through the central part of the district.

References

1. ^ Bình yên cho Điện Biên. Nhà xuất bản Công an nhân dân. 2004. p. 301. http://books.google.com/books?id=tt1uAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 
3. ^ Vietnam Bike Tours. Dien Bien Phu Travel Map (Map). http://www.vietnambiketours.asia/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Dien-Bien-Phu-Travel-map.jpg. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Huyện Điện Biên Đông" (in Vietnamese). Vietgle. http://www.vietgle.vn/trithucviet/detail.aspx?key=%C4%90i%E1%BB%87n+Bi%C3%AAn+%C4%90%C3%B4ng&type=A0. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 

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