Quảng Trị province
Quảng Trị | |
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| Nickname: Serenity under Reign | |
Location of Quảng Trị within Vietnam | |
Interactive map of Quảng Trị | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′N 107°0′E / 16.750°N 107.000°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | North Central Coast |
| Capital | Đồng Hới |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,700 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,870,845 |
| • Density | 147/km2 (382/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Bru, Hoa, Tà Ôi |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Province | VND 53.5 trillion US$ 2.1 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 233 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-25 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.694[3] (40th) |
| Website | www |
Quảng Trị (Vietnamese pronunciation: [kʷâŋ ʈ͡ʂîˀ]) is a coastal province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It borders Huế to the south, Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east, with 75 kilometres (47 mi) of coast.
History
In the prehistorical period, the lowlands of Quảng Trị and central Vietnam as a whole were occupied by Cham peoples (Champa), speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language. The Qin dynasty of China conquered parts of what later is Central Vietnam at the end of the 3rd century BCE, and administered the indigenous peoples of the area through a commandery, Rinan, for centuries. A rebellion by the Cham in the 2nd century CE overthrew Chinese control and reestablished local government.[4]
Upon the division of Vietnam in 1954 into North and South according to Geneva accords, Quảng Trị became the northernmost province of the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam, successor of the former. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone lay in the province. Beginning 1964, the province gradually became a center for American bases, particularly after October 1966, when the 3rd Marine Division moved to bases just south of the demilitarized zone. In 1966, North Vietnamese forces (PAVN) began occupying the northern region and pushing deeper into the province. The provincial capital, Quảng Trị City, was overrun and occupied by Communist troops in April 1967, and was a battleground during the 1968 Tet Offensive when it was again overrun by North Vietnamese troops before being recaptured by South Vietnamese government and U.S. forces.[5][6]
Roots of Peace is a group that rebuild in the areas cleared of mines.[7]
References
- ^ Biểu số 4.3: Hiện trạng sử dụng đất vùng Bắc Trung Bộ và Duyên hải miền Trung năm 2022 [Table 4.3: Current land use status in the North Central and South Central Coast regions in 2022] (PDF) (Decision 3048/QĐ-BTNMT) (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam). 18 October 2023. – the data in the report are in hectares, rounded to integers
- ^ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Quảng Trị năm 2018". Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Human Development Index by province(*) by Cities, provincies and Year". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Rafe de Crespigny: "South Vietnam under the Later Han Dynasty" (1989) Archived August 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "History of Quảng Trị". History.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Sustainable Horticulture and Agriculture Development Project (SHADE) | Roots of Peace". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
Further reading
- Dyhouse, Janie (August 2018). "Searching for Sunday". VFW Magazine. Vol. 105, no. 10. Kansas City, Mo.: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. pp. 26–27. ISSN 0161-8598.
Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. soldier in Vietnam saved a baby's life. Now he hopes to reconnect with her.
- Murfin, Gary D., A. Terry Rambo, Le-Thi-Que, Why They Fled: Refugee Movement during the Spring 1975 Communist Offensive in South Vietnam Asian Survey, Vol. 16, No. 9. (Sep., 1976): 855–863
- Pearson, Lieutenant General Willard. The War in the Northern Provinces: 1966–1968, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, (1975).
- Schulzinger, Robert D. A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941–1975 (1997).