Vinh Cuu
Encyclopedia
Vĩnh Cửu is a district (huyện)
of Đồng Nai Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 106,067. The district covers an area of 1122 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh An. The important Vinh Cuu nature reserve
links directly with Cat Tien National Park
and together they provide habitat for guar
and Asian elephant
.
Districts of Vietnam
||The provinces of Vietnam are divided into counties , provincial cities , and county-level towns .The centrally-controlled municipalities are subdivided into rural counties , county-level towns , and urban districts , which then subdivided into wards ....
of Đồng Nai Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 106,067. The district covers an area of 1122 km². The district capital lies at Vĩnh An. The important Vinh Cuu nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
links directly with Cat Tien National Park
Cat Tien National Park
Cát Tiên National Park is an important national park located in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. It has an area of about 720 km² and protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.-History:Cát Tiên national park was...
and together they provide habitat for guar
Guar
The guar/guwar/guvar bean or cluster bean is an annual legume and the source of guar gum. It grows best under conditions with frequent rainfall, but tolerates arid conditions well. About 80% of world production occurs in India, but, due to strong demand, the plant is being introduced into new areas...
and Asian elephant
Asian Elephant
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
.