Son Trach is a 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 Bo Trach

Bo Trach

Bố Trạch is a rural district in Quang Binh province. The district capital is Hoan Lao townlet. Bo Trach borders capital city of Dong Hoi to the south-east and Tuyen Hoa district and Quang Trach district to the north, Quang Ninh to the south and Minh Hoa to the north-west. Bo Trach is home to...

, 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 by Son River

Son River (Vietnam)

Son River or Troc River is a tributary of Gianh River in Quang Binh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam. This river runs in the territory of Quang Binh Province. The upstream of this river with the length of 7729 m runs underground in limestone mountains of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.....

 and contains part of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO

UNESCO

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’s World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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. Tourist service facilities for this national park are located in this commune. Son Trach was a fierce battlefield during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

. The local inhabitants live mainly on agriculture and tourism.