Gio Linh is a rural district

Districts of Vietnam

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 (huyện) of Quang Tri province

Quang Tri Province

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 in the North Central Coastal

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 region of Vietnam

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. Gio Linh borders Vinh Linh

Vinh Linh

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 to the north, Dong Ha

Dong Ha

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 to the south. The planned Quang Tri Airport

Quang Tri Airport

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 will be constructed in this district. As of 2003 the district had a population of . The district covers an area of 474 km². The district capital lies at Gio Linh.

Gio Linh was the site of the northernmost Allied position during the Vietnam war. It was under the command of the 12th Marine, and the 1967 hill commander was then USMC Major Al Gray. who eventually retired in 1991 as General and Commandant of the USMC. The position was on highway 1 and expanded on an existing 1950-era French fort. The fort was occupied by a company of the Army of Vietnam First Division. The USMC command had a typical unit strength ranging from 200 to 600 men, depending on the believed level of ground assault risk. During the period April 1967 to September 1967 they suffered 28 killed and 200 wounded.

Administrative divisions

Gio Linh District is divided into nineteen districts:

• Gio Châu
• Trung Hải
• Trung Giang
• Trung Sơn
• Gio Mỹ
• Gio Phong
• Gio An
• Gio Bình
• Gio Hải
• Gio Sơn
• Gio Hòa
• Linh Hải
• Gio Việt
• Vĩnh Trường
  Vĩnh Trương
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• Hải Thái
• Gio Mai
  Gio Mai
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• Gio Quang
• Linh Thượng
• Gio Thành