Tri Tôn district

Tri Tôn district
Huyện Tri Tôn
District
Official seal of Tri Tôn district
Seal
Location in An Giang province
Location in An Giang province
Country Vietnam
ProvinceAn Giang
CapitalTri Tôn
Area
 • District
231 sq mi (598 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • District
117,431
 • Density509/sq mi (196/km2)
 • Urban
27,485
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Tri Tôn is a rural district (huyện) of An Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2019 the district had a population of 117,431.[1][2] The district covers an area of 598 square kilometres (231 square miles). The district capital lies at Tri Tôn and is 44 kilometres (27 miles) away from Châu Đốc.[2] There is a sacred mountain system named after Seven Mountains here where Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition monks live.

History

It was the location of the Ba Chúc massacre committed by the Khmer Rouge in 1978, which was part of a series of cross-border incursions skirmishes that prompted a Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia.

On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15.[3] The district was dissolved and new wards were rearranged from the district.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two townships: Tri Tôn (the district capital) and Ba Chúc, and the communes of Châu Lăng, Lương Phi, Vĩnh Phước, Lương An Trà, Lạc Quới, Vĩnh Gia, Núi Tô, An Tức, Ô Lâm, Cô Tô, Tà Đảnh and Tân Tuyến.

References

  1. ↑ "Tri Tôn (District, An Giang, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ phủ, Cổng Thông tin điện tử Chính. "Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 của ỦY BAN THƯỜNG VỤ QUỐC HỘI: Về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". vanban.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-08-13.

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