Dai Tu is a mountainous district in the northwest of Thai Nguyen Province, 25 km from Thai Nguyen city, bordering Dinh Hoa district to the north, Pho Yen district and Thai Nguyen city to the south, Phu Luong district to the east, and Tuyen Quang province and Phu Tho province to the northwest and southeast.
This is the place where the well-known Nui Coc Lake tourism area is located. In addition, the district is famous for its patriotic tradition with 169 istoric relics and other landscapes.
This district has been awarded the title “People’s Armed Force Hero” twice
Geography |
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Under governance of |
Province |
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People’s Committee headquarter |
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location |
Dai Tu township is 25km northwest of Thai Nguyen city’s center |
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Area |
577,90km2 |
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Number of Communes/ Wards |
30 communes, towns |
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Population |
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Population |
160,598 people (2012) |
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- Urban |
~6% (2011) |
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- Rural |
~94% % (2011) |
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Population density |
283 people/km2.(2012) |
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Website |
Map of Dai Tu district
Wards, Communes, Towns:
2 towns: Hung Son, Quan Chu and 28 communes: An Khánh, Bản Ngoại, Bình Thuận, Cát Nê, Cù Vân, Đức Lương, Hà Thượng, Hoàng Nông,Khôi Kỳ, Ký Phú, La Bằng, Lục Ba, Minh Tiến, Mỹ Yên, Na Mao, Phú Cường, Phú Lạc, Phú Thịnh, Phú Xuyên, Phúc Lương, Phục Linh, Quân Chu, Tân Linh, Tân Thái, Tiên Hội, Vạn Thọ, Văn Yên, Yên Lãng.