Điện Bàn

Điện Bàn (listen^ⓘ) is a district-level town of Quảng Nam Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2015 the district had a population of 229,907.^[1] The district covers an area of 214.71 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh Điện.^[1]

Điện Bàn
District-level town (Class-4)
Điện Bàn Town Thị xã Điện Bàn
Seal
Country	Vietnam
Region	South Central Coast
Province	Quảng Nam Province
Capital	Vĩnh Điện
Area
• District-level town (Class-4)	82.90 sq mi (214.71 km2)
• Urban	28.4575 sq mi (73.7046 km2)
Population  (2019)
• District-level town (Class-4)	251,400
• Density	2,773/sq mi (1,070.7/km2)
• Urban	101,450
• Urban density	3,565/sq mi (1,376.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)

Administration map of Dien Ban District

On March 11, 2015, Điện Bàn Town was established based of^{[clarification needed]} Điện Bàn District.^[2] Điện Nam - Điện Ngọc Industrial Park is located in Điện Bàn.^[3][4]

There is a historical citadel site in Vĩnh Điện dating back to 1833,^[5] as Điện Bàn has served as political, commercial and cultural town.^[6][7][8][9]

Điện Bàn is expected to become a city directly under the province (Thành phố Trực thuộc Tỉnh) by 2030.^[10]