Mỹ Thủy a town and commune

Communes of Vietnam

In Vietnam, there are three kinds of third-level administrative subdivisions: the rural commune , the commune-level town ，and the ward . In Vietnam a rural commune is referred to as a xã and urban communes are referred to as Thị trấn, urban townships...

 (xã) in the district of Le Thuy

Le Thuy

Lệ Thủy is a district of Quang Binh province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders Quang Ninh District on the north, Vinh Linh District on the south, Laos on the west . Le Thuy central is 40 km south of the provincial capital Dong Hoi. The district government seat is Kien...

, Quang Binh Province

Quang Binh Province

Quảng Bình , formerly Tiên Bình under the reign of Le Trung Hung of the Lê Dynasty, this province was renamed Quảng Bình in 1604) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam....

, North Central Coast Region

Bac Trung Bo

Bắc Trung Bộ is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế...

 of Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. This commune is located on the right bank of Kien Giang River. The commune contains villages: My Trach (where My Trach Massacre

My Trach Massacre

My Trach Massacre was a massacre of Vietnamese civilians carried out by the French army during French occupation of Vietnam. The massacre occurred in My Trach Village, My Thuy Commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quang Binh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam from 12 pm to 2 am on 29 November 1947...

 was conducted by French army

French Indochina

French Indochina was part of the French colonial empire in southeast Asia. A federation of the three Vietnamese regions, Tonkin , Annam , and Cochinchina , as well as Cambodia, was formed in 1887....

 on 29 November 1947), My Ha, Thuan Trach, My Son. The commune governmental office is located in Mỹ Trạch village.
As of 2009, this commune has a population of 5,011 inhabitants, an area of 13.64 square kilometers.
The Hanoi-Saigon Railway

North-South Railway, Vietnam

The Vietnam North-South Railway, also known as the Reunification Express, is a railway that runs from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City. The total length of this railway is , with a gauge of metre gauge...

 crosses this communes with a stop in My Trach Railway Station, 40 km south of Dong Hoi Railway Station

Dong Hoi Railway Station

Dong Hoi Railway Station is one of the main railway stations on the North-South Railway in Vietnam. It serves the city of Đồng Hới, the provincial capital of Quang Binh Province. The station is 450 km south of Hanoi, 160 km north of Huế, 1280 km north of Saigon Railway Station.The...

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The commune borders the following communes: Dương Thủy

Dương Thuỷ

Dương Thủy is a commune in the district of Le Thuy, Quang Binh Province, North Central Coast Region of Vietnam. This commune borders communes of My Thuy, Tan Thuy.This is an agricultural commune....

, Liên Thủy

Liên Thủy

Lien Thuy a commune in the district of Le Thuy, Quang Binh Province, North Central Coast Region of Vietnam. This commune is located on the right bank of Kien Giang River. The commune contains villages: Uan Ao, Quy Hau. The eastern limit of this commune is National Road 1A, northern border is Kien...

 and Mai Thủy

Mai Thủy

Mai Thuy is a commune in the district of Le Thuy, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Local economy is mainly agricultural, rice production and cattle breeding....

 (opposite to other bank of Kien Giang River).