About geography, area, population, district,brief description of Nha Trang city
Geography
Nha Trang is the capital of Khánh Hòa province, Nha Trang borders Ninh Hòa county by the north, Cam Ranh town by the south, Diên Khánh county by the west, and South China Sea by the west. 1,280 km from Hà Nội and 448 km from Hồ Chí Minh City.
Area
Metropolitan area of 251 km2
Population
400,000 habitants in 2006
District
Nha Trang is subdivided into 27 wards and communes, of which 19 are urban wards, namely: Vĩnh Hải, Vĩnh Phước, Vĩnh Thọ, Xương Huân, Vạn Thắng, Vạn Thạnh, Phương Sài, Phương Sơn, Ngọc Hiệp, Phước Hòa, Phước Tân, Phước Tiến, Phước Hải, Lộc Thọ, Tân Lập, Vĩnh Nguyên, Vĩnh Trường, Phước Long, Vĩnh Hòa; and 8 suburban communes, namely: Vĩnh Phương, Vĩnh Trung, Vĩnh Thạnh, Vĩnh Thái, Vĩnh Hiệp, Vĩnh Ngọc, Vĩnh Lương and Phước Đồng. Since 1998, due to the high pace of urbanization, many urban planned zones have been built, namely: Hòn Rớ, Bắc Việt, Thánh Gia, Đường Đệ, Nam Hòn Khô…
Apart from the territory on the mainland, Khanh Hoa also has its territorial waters, continental shelf, inshore islands and the island district of Truong Sa.
Brief description
Nha Trang is a beautiful coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Nha Trang is well known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba diving and is fast becoming a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers on the Southeast Asia circuit. Nha Trang Bay was chosen by Travel and Leisure in two succeeding years as one of 29 most beautiful bays in the world.
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