Lệ Thủy District
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Lệ Thủy District Huyện Lệ Thủy |
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Kiến Giang Town, the district seat of Lệ Thủy
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 Lệ Thủy District
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| Coordinates: 17°13′N 106°48′E / 17.217°N 106.800°ECoordinates: 17°13′N 106°48′E / 17.217°N 106.800°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Bình |
| Capital | Kiến Giang |
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| • Total | 548.47 sq mi (1,420.52 km2) |
| Time zone | Indochina Time (UTC+07:00) |
Lệ Thủy (
listen) is a district of Quảng Bình Province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders Quảng Ninh District on the north, Vĩnh Linh District (Quảng Trị Province) on the south, Laos on the west (with the Annamite Range as natural borderline). Lệ Thủy central is 40 km south of the provincial capital Đồng Hới. The district government seat is Kiến Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52 km2, population: 140,804 (1998). Lệ Thủy District is home to Võ Nguyên Giáp and the family of Ngô Đình Diệm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainly rice culture. Mỹ Trạch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.
This district has two townlets and 25 communes (xã)
Hồng Thủy, Ngư Hoà, Ngư Thủy, Thanh Thủy, Lộc Thủy, Hoa Thủy, Cam Thủy, Liên Thủy, Phong Thủy, An Thủy, Sơn Thủy, Ngân Thủy, Hải Thủy, Hưng Thủy, Tân Thủy, Xuân Thủy, Dương Thủy, Mai Thủy, Phú Thủy, Mỹ Thủy, Sen Thủy, Trường Thủy, Văn Thủy, Kim Thủy, Thái Thủy.
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