Phong Điền, Vietnam

History

Phong Dien district was established in the 16th year of Minh Mang (1835) under Thua Thien prefecture.

After 1975, Phong Dien district belonged to Binh Tri Thien province, including 14 communes: Dien Hai, Dien Hoa, Dien Huong, Dien Loc, Dien Mon, Phong An, Phong Binh, Phong Chuong, Phong Hai, Phong Hien, Phong Hoa, Phong My, Phong Son, Phong Thu.

On March 11, 1977, Huong Dien district was established on the basis of merging Phong Dien, Quang Dien and Huong Tra districts into Binh Tri Thien province (1976 - 1989).[5]

On May 18, 1981, Phong Xuan commune was established in the new economic zone.

On June 30, 1989, Huong Dien district belonged to Thua Thien Hue province which had just been re-established.

On September 29, 1990, Huong Dien district was divided back into 3 old districts of Thua Thien Hue province.

On November 22, 1995, Phong Dien town (district town of Phong Dien district) was established on the basis of Vinh Nguyen, Trach Thuong, Trach Ta, Khanh My villages of Phong Thu commune and Tan Lap village of Phong An commune with 1,821 hectares of natural area and 4,502 people.

By the end of 2023, Phong Dien district had 16 commune-level administrative units, including Phong Dien town and 15 communes: Dien Hai, Dien Hoa, Dien Huong, Dien Loc, Dien Mon, Phong An, Phong Binh, Phong Chuong, Phong Hai, Phong Hien, Phong Hoa, Phong My, Phong Son, Phong Thu, Phong Xuan.

From the History section of Phong Điền (town) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.