Ninh Phước district

Coordinates: 11°31′33″N 108°55′36″E / 11.52583°N 108.92667°E / 11.52583; 108.92667
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Ninh Phước district
View of Cà Ná beach
View of Cà Ná beach
CountryVietnam
SeatPhuoc Dan Town

Ninh Phước is a district (huyện) of Ninh Thuận province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. It is also known as "Phu Quy". The city is growing at a fairly fast rate compared to other cities in Vietnam. The city has many beaches and resorts that are in the making.

Ninh Phước has many farmers usually cultivating grapes and rice. Oxen are abundant. The city is currently underdeveloped. A typical meal from a shop would cost about 7,000.00 đồng, or about US$0.50.[a]

The primary transportation in the city consists of bikes and mopeds.

History[edit]

Capital of Champa (757 - 875)[edit]

Virapura, the capital city of the Champa kingdom, is believed to have been located in Palai Bachong[1], Ninh Phuoc district, south of Phan Rang (Panduranga).[2] Similar to Phan Rang, Ninh Phuoc has a large Cham population.

Vietnamese administration[edit]

Ninh Phuoc district was established on September 1, 1981 on the basis of separating 9 communes: Phuoc Son, Phuoc Ha, Nhi Ha, Phuoc Nam, Phuoc Huu, Phuoc Thai, Phuoc Dan (Phu Quy), Phuoc Hau, Phuoc Thuan of An Son district and 4 communes: Phuoc Diem, Phuoc Dinh, Phuoc Hai, An Hai of the old Ninh Hai district.

In 2009, separate 8 communes: Ca Na, Phuoc Diem, Phuoc Ninh, Phuoc Nam, Phuoc Minh, Phuoc Dinh, Nhi Ha and Phuoc Ha of Ninh Phuoc district to establish Thuan Nam district.

Po Rome Temple (located in Phuoc Huu, Ninh Phuoc)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As of 2008, 16,000.00 đồng = US$1.00.

11°31′33″N 108°55′36″E / 11.52583°N 108.92667°E / 11.52583; 108.92667

References[edit]

  1. ^ also the capital of Pāṇḍuraṅga polity during 757-875
  2. ^ thanhnien.vn (2021-10-17). "Virapura - kinh đô Hoàn Vương nằm ở khu vực nào?". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-05-15.