Gia Bình District

Gia Bình is a rural district of Bắc Ninh Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

History

The district was originally called Gia Định (Hán: 嘉定) district, but since this caused it to be confused with Thành Gia Định, the name of Saigon at the time, Nguyen dynasty officials changed the name to Gia Binh district in 1820.

In August 5, 1472, the second king of the Post-Le dynasty, Le Thai Tong was pass away at the age of 20, at Le Chi Garden (which is nowadays belongs to Dai Lai commune, a part of Gia Binh district). Nguyen Trai and his wife, Nguyen Thi Lo, were accused of the King murder sentence, which resulted in death of Nguyen Trai relatives (including his father's relatives, his mother's and his wife's relatives) Le Chi Vien

In 1950, Gia Binh was united with Luong Tai to form Gia Luong district which, however, was separated in August 9, 1999.

Today

As of 2003 the district had a population of 102,753. The district covers an area of 108 km². The district capital lies at Gia Binh. The district has an area of 107,9 km² and a population of 103,100 (2006). Gia Bình is administratively divided into 15 subdivisions: one township (thị trấn) and 14 communes (xã) including Quang Ái village, Hưng Triệu village,