Vĩnh Linh District
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Vinh Linh District Huyện Vĩnh Linh |
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| Rural district | |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Region | North Central Coast |
| Province | Quảng Trị |
| Capital | Hồ Xá |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240 sq mi (620 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 88,243 |
| Time zone | UTC + 7 (UTC+7) |
Vĩnh Linh (
listen) is a rural district of Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. A coastal district, it is bordered to the east by the East Sea, to the north by Lệ Thủy District and Quảng Bình Province and Gio Linh to the north.
The district is subdivided into 2 townships (thị trấn Bến Quan and Hồ Xá (district seat)) and 20 communes (xã): Vĩnh Ô, Vĩnh Khê, Vĩnh Hà, Vĩnh Long, Vĩnh Chấp, Vĩnh Lâm, Vĩnh Sơn, Vĩnh Thủy, Vĩnh Nam, Vĩnh Trung, Vĩnh Tú, Vĩnh Thái, Vĩnh Hiền, Vĩnh Hòa, Vĩnh Thạch, Vĩnh Kim, Vĩnh Quang, Vĩnh Giang, Vĩnh Tân, Vĩnh Thành. Vinh Linh was the site of the Seventeenth parallel, the temporary borderline between North Vietnam and South Vietnam in Vietnam War. The Bến Hải River and Hiền Lương Bridge are located here. To the north of this district is Lệ Thủy District of Quảng Bình Province, to the south is Gio Linh. The National Route 1A and North–South Railway cross Vinh Linh.
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