Quảng Ninh is a district (huyện) in 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....

. The district capital is Quan Hau townlet. Quảng Ninh borders the capital city of Đồng Hới to the north, Bố Trạch to the north-west, Lệ Thủy District to the south and South China Sea

South China Sea

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 to the east. Quảng Ninh has an area of 1190.89 km², population in 2004: 90,000 people. This district has 25 km of seashore and a 35 km border with Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

. The district population: 87,367 (1998), the area: 1190.893 km². National Route 1A, Ho Chi Minh Highway

Ho Chi Minh Highway

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, Hanoi-Saigon Railway crosses this district. Two main rivers in this district are Nhật Lệ River and Long Đại River.

Subdivisions

This district is divided into 14 commune-level subdivisions (xã

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• One townlet: Quán Hàu
  Quán Hàu
  Quán Hàu is a township and town in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam. The township is the district seat and located on the National Road 1A, about 7 km south of the provincial capital Dong Hoi city. The towship is the commercial and service center serving...
  
  
• 14 communes (xã): Võ Ninh
  Võ Ninh
  Võ Ninh is a commune in the district of Quang Ninh, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.This is an agricultural commune....
  
  , Lương Ninh
  Lương Ninh
  Lương Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Hải Ninh
  Hải Ninh
  Hải Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Duy Ninh
  Duy Ninh
  Duy Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Vĩnh Ninh
  Vĩnh Ninh
  Vĩnh Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Hàm Ninh
  Hàm Ninh
  Hàm Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Hiền Ninh
  Hiền Ninh
  Hiền Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Xuân Ninh
  Xuân Ninh
  Xuân Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , An Ninh
  An Ninh
  An Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Gia Ninh
  Gia Ninh
  Gia Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Tân Ninh
  Tân Ninh
  Tân Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam. This commune is 20 km south of the district capital town, Quan Hau. It has an area of 11.567 km2, population as of 2006 was 5,161 inhabitants....
  
  , Vạn Ninh
  Vạn Ninh
  Vạn Ninh is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Trường Xuân
  Trường Xuân
  Trường Xuân is a commune and village in Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, in Vietnam....
  
  , Trường Sơn
  Trường Sơn
  Trường Sơn is a commune and village in Lục Nam District, Bac Giang Province, in northeastern Vietnam.-References:...
  
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