Qui Nhơn or Quy Nhơn is a coastal city in the centre of
Vietnam. The town has 16 wards and 5 communes with 284 km² general area. It is the capital of the
Binh Dinh province and as of 1999 its population was 240,000. Historically the primary commercial activities of the city have focused around agriculture and fishing. However in recent years there has been a shift towards service industries and tourism. There is also a substantial manufacturing sector. More than 100 years ago, the town was born officially, however, town's forming and developing history goes with to 11th Century
Champa culture,
Tay Son dynasty and Thị Nại seaport from 18th century. Nowadays,
Qui Nhon is recognized as a the second-grade city with a geography priority, a seaport, a developing city infrastructure. The government describes the city as one of the three commercial and tourism centres of the coastal southern centre region (with
Da Nang and
Nha Trang).
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