Quỳ Châu District
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Quỳ Châu District
Huyện Quỳ Châu | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Region | North Central Coast |
Province | Nghệ An |
Capital | Tân Lạc |
Area | |
• Total | 415 sq mi (1,074 km2) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 52,403 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Quỳ Châu is a rural district of Nghệ An Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 52,403.[1] The district covers an area of 1,074 km². The district capital lies at Tân Lạc Town.[1]
A 200-page book in an ancient Tai script was discovered in Mường Dan Village in February 2007.[2]
Subdivisions[]
Quỳ Châu has one town and 11 townships or communes (xã).
- Tân Lạc (formerly named Quỳ Châu)
- Châu Bính
- Châu Thuận
- Châu Hội
- Châu Nga
- Châu Tiến
- Châu Hạnh
- Châu Thắng
- Châu Phong
- Châu Bình
- Châu Hoàn
- Diễn Lâm
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ http://www.weilichubanxuezhe.com/LNCO%20sample%20paper.pdf
Further reading[]
- Hum-phân-Lattanavông. 1998. Quỳ Châu script (in Vietnamese). Văn hóa và lịch sử người Thái ở Việt Nam [Culture and history of the Thai people of Vietnam], ed. by Cãm Trong, Hoàng LùÒng, Lê Si Giáo, VùÒng Toàn, Ma Khánh BAng and Nguyèn Van Hòa, Hà Nội, Việt Nam: Nhà Xuất Bản Văn Hóa Dân Tộc.
- Lattanavong, H. 1999. "Quy Chau script of the Lao-Tay: a change from Chinese ideograms to the Indian system of writing", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.
- Thang, L.C. 1999. "A glimpse of the Thai in Quy Chau", in Vietnamese Studies, no. 134.
Coordinates: 19°30′00″N 105°04′59″E / 19.500°N 105.083°E
Categories:
- Districts of Nghệ An Province
- North Central Coast geography stubs