Country Vietnam Capital Gia Bình Area 108 km² Local time Monday 10:42 PM | Region Red River Delta Time zone UTC + 7 (UTC+7) Province Bac Ninh Province | |
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Gia Bình is a rural district of Bắc Ninh Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.
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Map of Gia B%C3%ACnh District, Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam
History
The district was originally called Gia Định (Hán: 嘉定) district, but since this caused it to be confused with Thành Gia Định, the name of Saigon at the time, Nguyen dynasty officials changed the name to Gia Bình district in 1820.
In August 5, 1472, the second king of the Post-Le dynasty, Lê Thái Tông was pass away at the age of 20, at Lệ Chi Garden (which is nowadays belongs to Đại Lai commune, a part of Gia Binh district). Nguyễn Trãi and his wife, Nguyễn Thị Lộ, were accused of the King murder sentence, which resulted in death of Nguyễn Trãi relatives (including his father's relatives, his mother's and his wife's relatives) Le Chi Vien
In 1950, Gia Bình was united with Lương Tài to form Gia Lương district which, however, was separated in August 9, 1999.
Today
As of 2003 the district had a population of 102,753. The district covers an area of 108 km². The district capital lies at Gia Bình. The district has an area of 107,9 km2 and a population of 103,100 (2006). Gia Bình is administratively divided into 15 subdivisions: one township (thị trấn) and 14 communes (xã) including Quang Ái village, Hưng Triệu village,
Economy
Gia Bình is well known for some products with the famous Dai Bai Bronze and Xuan Lai Bamboo etc.