Gio Linh district

Gio Linh (listen^ⓘ) is a rural district of Quảng Trị province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.

Gio Linh district Huyện Gio Linh
Rural District
Trần clan lineage hall in Cát Sơn, Gio Linh.
Nickname(s):  "Sunshineland" (Miền nắng-cháy)
Country	Vietnam
Region	North Central Coast
Province	Quảng Trị
Establishment	1306
Central hall	W3FP+94M, Gio Linh township
Government
• Type	Rural district
• District Committee's Chairman	Võ Đắc Hóa
• People Council's Chairman	Trương Chí Trung
• Front Committee's Chairman	Nguyễn Thiên Bình
• Party Committee's Secretary	Lê Tiến Dũng
Area
• Rural District	159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Rural District	75,176
• Urban	13,666
• Metro	61,610
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ZIP code	48350
Area code	466
Website	Giolinh.Quangtri.gov.vn

Geography

Administration

Gio Linh is on National Route 1. It borders Vĩnh Linh district to the north and Đông Hà to the south.^{[citation needed]}

On November 14, 2024, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 1281/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the Arrangement of communal administrative units in Quảng Trị province in the period of 2023–2025.^[1] Gio Linh rural district includes :

• 2 townships : Gio Linh (capital), Cửa Việt.
• 12 communes : Gio An, Gio Hải, Gio Mai, Gio Mỹ, Gio Quang, Gio Sơn, Hải Thái, Linh Trường, Phong Bình, Trung Giang, Trung Hải, Trung Sơn.

Population

As of 2019 there were 75,296 people in Gio Linh rural district.^{[citation needed]}

History

According to an agreement reached in 1306, Jaya Simhavarman III the king of Champa ceded two prefectures Ulik and Vuyar in the Northern part of Champa to the emperor of Annam (the former name of Vietnam) Trần Anh Tông^[2]: 211

Economy

In 2019 two solar power projects in Gio Thành commune (now belonging to Gio Hải commune), with a total investment of nearly 550 billions Vietnam dongs, built three solar power stations to provide electricity.^[3]