Kiên Lương is a rural district ( huyện ) of Kiên Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam .
4-463: The district is subdivided to 8 commune-level subdivisions , including Kiên Lương township and the rural communes of: Bình An, Bình Trị, Dương Hoà, Hoà Điền, Kiên Bình, Hòn Nghệ and Sơn Hải. As of 2003 the district had a population of 93,905. The district covers an area of 906 km. The district capital lies at Kiên Lương . This article about a location in Kiên Giang province , Vietnam
8-526: A total of 11,112 commune-level subdivisions in Vietnam including townships and wards. Thanh Hóa Province has the highest number of communes in any province of Vietnam with a total of 637 commune-level subdivisions. During the second republic of the Republic of Vietnam , a communal school district chief would be appointed for each commune. They collaborate with other leaders including the police chiefs, treasurers of
12-411: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) In Vietnam , there are three kinds of third-level (commune-level) administrative subdivisions: the rural commune ( Vietnamese : xã ), the commune-level town ( Vietnamese : thị trấn ), and the ward ( Vietnamese : phường , lit. ' urban subdistrict ' ). In Vietnam a rural commune
16-616: Is referred to as a xã and urban communes are referred to as Thị trấn , urban townships. However many communities, particularly large urban ones with provincial status, will be divided into wards which are known as phường . As of 31 December 2008 , there were a total of 9,111 communes in Vietnam excluding townships and wards. Each commune may consist of a number of towns and villages; but often wards and commune-level towns (mostly from urban districts) are divided into residential neighborhoods or wards which differ from rural communes. As of 31 December 2009 , there were
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