Dong Hung District

Ðông Hưng District
—  District  —
Country	Vietnam
Region	Red River Delta
Province	Thai Binh Province
Capital	Dong Hung
Area
– Total	76.4 sq mi (198 km2)
Population (2003)
– Total	257,144
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Dong Hung (Vietnamese: Ðông Hưng) is a district (huyện) of Thai Binh Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

Ðong Hung is the homeland of hát chèo, a traditional Vietnamese music genre and water puppet. The district is also well known for Cay cake.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 257,144.^[1] The district covers an area of 198 km². The district capital lies at Dong Hung.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. Retrieved March 20, 2009. 

Coordinates: 20°34′01″N 106°25′01″E / 20.567°N 106.417°E / 20.567; 106.417