Ba Đồn is a town (thị xã) in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. The town is equal to a huyện and is located on National Route 1, about 40 km north of the provincial capital, Đồng Hới. The township is the commercial and service centre serving surrounding rural areas. Ba Đồn was incorporated into a 3rd municipality (town or thị xã) including some neighboring communes of Quảng Trạch District on December 20, 2013.[1]

Ba Đồn
Thị xã Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn Town
Map
Interactive map outlining Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn is located in Vietnam
Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn
Location within Vietnam
Ba Đồn is located in Southeast Asia
Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn
Location within Southeast Asia
Ba Đồn is located in Asia
Ba Đồn
Ba Đồn
Location within Asia
Coordinates: 17°45′17″N 106°25′23″E / 17.75472°N 106.42306°E / 17.75472; 106.42306
Country Vietnam
ProvinceQuảng Bình
Area
 • Total63 sq mi (162 km2)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total134,000
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Ba Đồn has an area of 163.1828 km2 and its population in 2013 was 115,196. In 2012, Ba Đồn was recognised as a class IV municipality.[2]

Administrative subdivisions edit

Ba Don Town includes 6 urban wards (phường):

  1. Ba Đồn
  2. Quảng Thọ
  3. Quảng Long
  4. Quảng Thuận
  5. Quảng Phong
  6. Quảng Phúc

10 rural communes ():

  1. Quảng Minh
  2. Quảng Sơn
  3. Quảng Thủy
  4. Quảng Hòa
  5. Quảng Lộc
  6. Quảng Văn
  7. Quảng Tân
  8. Quảng Trung
  9. Quảng Tiên
  10. Quảng Hải

Climate edit

Climate data for Ba Đồn
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.7
(94.5)
36.0
(96.8)
39.5
(103.1)
40.8
(105.4)
40.7
(105.3)
40.2
(104.4)
40.6
(105.1)
39.7
(103.5)
39.0
(102.2)
35.3
(95.5)
34.7
(94.5)
32.5
(90.5)
40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
22.4
(72.3)
25.0
(77.0)
29.1
(84.4)
32.6
(90.7)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.3
(91.9)
31.1
(88.0)
28.3
(82.9)
25.4
(77.7)
22.5
(72.5)
28.3
(82.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
19.5
(67.1)
21.7
(71.1)
24.9
(76.8)
28.0
(82.4)
29.8
(85.6)
29.7
(85.5)
28.9
(84.0)
27.2
(81.0)
25.0
(77.0)
22.3
(72.1)
19.5
(67.1)
24.6
(76.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
17.7
(63.9)
19.7
(67.5)
22.6
(72.7)
25.0
(77.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
25.9
(78.6)
24.6
(76.3)
22.7
(72.9)
20.2
(68.4)
17.4
(63.3)
22.1
(71.8)
Record low °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
9.1
(48.4)
7.8
(46.0)
13.4
(56.1)
18.1
(64.6)
20.4
(68.7)
21.7
(71.1)
21.3
(70.3)
18.0
(64.4)
16.0
(60.8)
9.1
(48.4)
7.6
(45.7)
6.1
(43.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.9
(2.04)
33.5
(1.32)
38.6
(1.52)
51.2
(2.02)
111.1
(4.37)
89.0
(3.50)
88.7
(3.49)
172.5
(6.79)
420.0
(16.54)
605.6
(23.84)
257.4
(10.13)
97.7
(3.85)
2,009.4
(79.11)
Average rainy days 11.1 10.8 10.8 8.1 9.7 7.0 7.3 10.6 15.2 18.2 15.9 12.8 138.9
Average relative humidity (%) 88.5 89.6 89.1 87.0 81.4 74.8 73.4 77.8 84.9 87.2 86.8 86.9 83.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.0 74.7 103.2 158.8 222.7 218.2 230.4 197.0 158.3 129.4 98.3 76.7 1,759.7
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Nghị quyết số 126/NQ-CP của Chính phủ: Về việc điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính để thành lập mới 2 xã thuộc huyện Đắk Hà, 3 xã thuộc huyện Sa Thầy và mở rộng địa giới hành chính phường Ngô Mây thuộc thành phố Kon Tum, tỉnh Kon Tum".
  2. ^ Decision 367/QĐ-BXD Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine dated 18 April 2012 by the Minister of Construction on recognising extended Ba Đồn Town meeting class IV municipality norm.
  3. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.