Lệ Thủy (listen) is a district of Quảng Bình province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. The district borders Quảng Ninh district on the north, Vĩnh Linh district (Quảng Trị province) on the south, Laos on the west (with the Annamite Range as natural borderline). Lệ Thủy central is 40km south of the provincial capital Đồng Hới. The district government seat is Kiến Giang Township. The district area is 1420.52km2, population: 140,804 (1998).[1][2]
Lệ Thủy district is home to Võ Nguyên Giáp and the family of Ngô Đình Diệm. Economy bases on agriculture, mainly rice culture.
Mỹ Trạch massacre by French army happened here on 29 November 1947.
Bang Spa in Lệ ThủyKiến Giang River in Lệ ThủyThe seaside with sand dunes in Lệ Thủy
The western portion of the district is characterized by the Annamite Range, where the Ho Chi Minh trail ran through in Vietnam War. The area slope is lower towards the east to the narrow plain of Kiến Giang River. The east side is the coastline with a range of sand dunes (with the width of around 10km). The seasides here are wild and clean with several fishing villages. The district is home to Bang Spa, a mineral hot spring and is also a regular tourist destination.
Economy
The district's economy is largely based on agriculture and forestry. The district has two townships: Kiến Giang Township and Nông Trường Lệ Ninh. There are some fine sand beaches along the South China Sea coast and a hot mineral spring in the west of this district but they are mainly visited by local inhabitants only.
Transportation
The National Route 1, Ho Chi Minh Highway, and Hanoi-Saigon Railway run through the district.
Famous residents
Ngô Đình Diệm - the first president of South Vietnam.
Ngô Đình Khả - Ngô Đình Diệm's father.
Võ Nguyên Giáp - a general of Vietnam People's Army.
Dương Văn An - a mandarin, historian in Nguyễn Dynasty.
Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh - a mandarin of Nguyễn lords who established Vietnam's sovereignty in Saigon.
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