Núi Thành District


Núi Thành is a district of Quảng Nam Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 142,020. The district covers an area of 533 km². The district capital lies at Núi Thành.
Núi Thành District has the biggest gas warehouse of central Vietnam, Total Gas & Power Co. Ltd's Kỳ Hà gas warehouse, near Kỳ Hà Fishing Port. A THACO-Kia automobile plant is also located in the district.
Núi Thành is also the home of Chu Lai International Airport which was renovated from the abandoned Chu Lai Air Base from the Vietnam War. As of 2015, the airport provides direct daily flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

History

The district was founded on December 3, 1983 when Tam Kỳ District was partitioned into Núi Thành District and the provincial city Tam Kỳ of Quảng NamĐà Nẵng Province. Since November 26, 1996, the district has been part of Quảng Nam province with Núi Thành as the district center.

Administrative divisions

Núi Thành District is divided into 1 town, Núi Thành, and 16 communes: Tam Anh Bắc, Tam Anh Nam, Tam Giang, Tam Hải, Tam Hiệp, Tam Hòa, Tam Mỹ Đông, Tam Mỹ Tây, Tam Nghĩa, Tam Quang, Tam Sơn, Tam Thạnh, Tam Tiến, Tam Trà, Tam Xuân 1 and Tam Xuân 2.
NoName of subdivisionArea Population
1Núi Thành town457.4810,001
2Tam Xuân 1 commune1,727.2512,341
3Tam Xuân 2 commune2,359.2811,891
4Tam Tiến commune2,091.4311,371
5Tam Sơn commune5,402.464,664
6Tam Thạnh commune5,395.804,056
7Tam Anh Bắc2,1006,409
8Tam Anh Nam2,1919,316
9Tam Hòa2,260.818,563
10Tam Hiệp3,758.3610,217
11Tam Hải1,560.717,925
12Tam Giang1,150.755,995
13Tam Quang1,137.9713,026
14Tam Nghĩa5,167.7511,815
15Tam Mỹ Đông1,7276,400
16Tam Mỹ Tây5,1045,869
17Tam Trà9,712.622,886

Source: Quang Nam Home Department, 2008