Quảng Yên
Former district-level town of the former Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam
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Quảng Yên is a former district-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 (121.3 sq mi).[2] Quảng Yên border Hạ Long provincial city to the north and east, Halong bay to the East, Thủy Nguyên, Cát Hải district, Hải Phòng centrally-governed city to the west and south, Uông Bí provincial city.
Quảng Yên
Yên Hưng | |
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| Quảng Yên Town Thị xã Quảng Yên | |
 Trần Nhân Tông Street in Quảng Yên town | |
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 Interactive map outlining Quảng Yên | |
  Quảng Yên Location within Vietnam  Quảng Yên Location within Southeast Asia  Quảng Yên Location within Asia | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′20″N 106°48′0″E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | north-east |
| Province | Quảng Ninh |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Area | |
| 121.314 sq mi (314.202 km2) | |
| • Urban | 58.6052 sq mi (151.7868 km2) |
| Population (2019) | |
| 180,028 | |
| • Density | 1,150/sq mi (444.2/km2) |
| • Urban | 85,493 |
| • Urban density | 1,459/sq mi (563.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| Website | quangyen |
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.
