Thuận Nam district

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Thuận Nam is a southernmost coastal district of Ninh Thuận province, in the Southeast of Vietnam.

Thuận Nam district has an area of 563.33 km², population in 2019 is 54,768 people, population density reaches 101 people/km².

History

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It was established on 10 June 2009 following Resolution 26/NQ-CP of the government of Vietnam on land that was previously part of Ninh Phước district.

Geography

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Thuận Nam district is located in the southernmost part of Ninh Thuan province. It borders Ninh Sơn district in the west, Tuy Phong district of Bình Thuận province in the south, Ninh Phước district in the north and the South China Sea in the east.

Divisions

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Thuận Nam has 8 communes:

v t e Ninh Thuận province
Provincial cities	Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm
Districts	Bác Ái Ninh Hải Ninh Phước Ninh Sơn Thuận Bắc Thuận Nam

v t e Districts of the Vietnamese South Central Coast
Da Nang city	Urban districts Cẩm Lệ Hải Châu^※ Liên Chiểu Ngũ Hành Sơn Sơn Trà Thanh Khê Hòa Vang Hoàng Sa^§
Bình Định province	Quy Nhơn city^※ An Nhơn town Hoài Nhơn town An Lão Hoài Ân Phù Cát Phù Mỹ Tây Sơn Tuy Phước Vân Canh Vĩnh Thạnh
Bình Thuận province	Phan Thiết city^※ La Gi town Bắc Bình Đức Linh Hàm Tân Hàm Thuận Bắc Hàm Thuận Nam Phú Quý Island Tánh Linh Tuy Phong
Khánh Hòa province	Cam Ranh city Nha Trang city^※ Ninh Hòa town Cam Lâm Diên Khánh Khánh Sơn Khánh Vĩnh Trường Sa^§ Vạn Ninh
Ninh Thuận province	Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm city^※ Bác Ái Ninh Hải Ninh Phước Ninh Sơn Thuận Bắc Thuận Nam
Phú Yên province	Tuy Hòa city^※ Đông Hòa town Sông Cầu town Đồng Xuân Phú Hòa Sơn Hòa Sông Hinh Tây Hòa Tuy An
Quảng Nam province	Hội An city Tam Kỳ city^※ Điện Bàn town Bắc Trà My Đại Lộc Đông Giang Duy Xuyên Hiệp Đức Nam Giang Nam Trà My Nông Sơn Núi Thành Phú Ninh Phước Sơn Quế Sơn Tây Giang Thăng Bình Tiên Phước
Quảng Ngãi province	Quảng Ngãi city^※ Đức Phổ town Ba Tơ Bình Sơn Lý Sơn Minh Long Mộ Đức Nghĩa Hành Sơn Hà Sơn Tây Sơn Tịnh Trà Bồng Tư Nghĩa Lý Sơn Island
^※ denotes provincial seat. / ^§ Sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagoes is disputed as of 10 November 2024.

11°27′33″N 108°53′55″E / 11.45917°N 108.89861°E / 11.45917; 108.89861

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