Hoài Nhơn


Hoài Nhơn is a district-level town of Gia Lai province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The town seat lies at Bồng Sơn.

Geography and infrastructure

Hoài Nhơn has a varied topography with coastline of around 20 km, lowlands and hills along its borders with Quảng Ngãi province to the north, Phù Mỹ District to the south and Hoài Ân and An Lão districts to the west. The district's highest elevation is on the border with An Lão at 682m.
Hoài Nhơn is located along National Road 1, Vietnam's most important road. Road 630 and Road 629 both lead to Hoài Ân District and An Lão District from the south of the district.

Administrative divisions

The district includes 7 dong :
Wards:
  • Bồng Sơn
  • Samgwan-dong ward
  • Hoài Nhơn Bắc
  • Hoài Nhơn Đông
  • Hoài Nhơn Tây
  • Hoài Nhơn Nam
  • Hoài Nhơn

    Climate

History

Hoein-si was the site of an uprising against French colonialism in 1945, involving around 8000 people and led by Jeong Honggi.
As much of Garae-do, it was the site of severe fighting during the Vietnam War and a major battle in 1966.
In 2019, Hoein-si experienced its most severe drought over the past 15 years along with other districts of Garae-do, with Mipyeong Lake reaching dead levels, or having a quantity too low for proper usage.
In 2020, Hoein has been recognized as a district-level town.