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(Redirected from Chương Mỹ) District in Red River Delta, Vietnam
Chương Mỹ district Huyện Chương Mỹ
District
Chương Mỹ district is located in HanoiChương Mỹ districtChương Mỹ district
Coordinates: 20°55′27″N 105°42′15″E / 20.924122°N 105.704120°E / 20.924122; 105.704120
Country Vietnam
RegionRed River Delta
MunicipalityHanoi
CapitalChúc Sơn
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Chương Mỹ is a district (huyện) of Hanoi in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

Chương Mỹ district is bordered by Hà Đông district and Thanh Oai district to the east, Hòa Bình province to the west, Mỹ Đức district and Ứng Hòa district to the south, Quốc Oai district to the north.

The district is the site of the Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động in 1426 which secured Vietnam's independence from Ming China. Tốt Động and Chúc Động are two villages 6 km apart. Trẩm Mountain is situated in Long Châu hamlet, Phụng Châu, 20 km from Hanoi.

Chương Mỹ district is subdivided to 32 commune-level subdivisions, including the two townships of Chúc Sơn (district capital), Xuân Mai and the rural communes of: Đại Yên, Đông Phương Yên, Đông Sơn, Đồng Lạc, Đồng Phú, Hòa Chính, Hoàng Diệu, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Hồng Phong, Hợp Đồng, Hữu Văn, Lam Điền, Mỹ Lương, Nam Phương Tiến, Ngọc Hòa, Phú Nam An, Phú Nghĩa, Phụng Châu, Quảng Bị, Tân Tiến, Thanh Bình, Thụy Hương, Thủy Xuân Tiên, Thượng Vực, Tiên Phương, Tốt Động, Trần Phú, Trung Hòa, Trường Yên, Văn Võ.

References

  1. Minh Trị Lưu Historical remains & beautiful places of Hanoi and the surrounding Areas 2000- Page 204 "Trẩm Mountain situates in Long Châu hamlet, Phụng Châu commune Chương Mỹ district, 20km from Hanoi."
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