Vân Đồn District

As of 2003 the district had a population of 39,157. The district covers an area of 551 km². The district capital lies at Cái Rồng. The district is selected as a Special Economic Zone, and is rapidly being developed. It is connected by motorway to Hai Phong and Ha Long, and served by Van Don International Airport.

Vân Đồn District Huyện đảo Vân Đồn
District (Island)
Vân Đồn Island district
Quan Lạn Island
Seal
Country	Vietnam
Region	Northeast
Province	Quảng Ninh
Founded	December 26, 1948: establishment of Cẩm Phả district' March 23, 1994: renamed the district Vân Đồn
Capital	Cái Rồng
Government
• Chairman of the People's Committee	Bùi Văn Cẩn
• Chairman of the People's Council	Nguyễn Hải Lý
• Secretary	Đoàn Văn Chỉnh
Area
• District (Island)	224.6 sq mi (581.8 km2)
Population  (2019)
• District (Island)	46,616
• Density	200/sq mi (80/km2)
• Urban	9,520
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Website	vandon.quangninh.gov.vn

The name Vân Đồn stems from the Vân Mountain on Quan Lạn Island, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. In AD 980, the early Lê Dynasty of Vietnam (980-1009) set up an army outpost there. In 1149 under the reign of Lý Anh Tông (1138-1175), the Vân Đồn island authority was officially formed as a strategic location, at the same time as a busy trading port of Đại Việt. The port was bustling under the dynasties of Lý (1009-1225), Trần (1225-1400), and later Lê (1442-1789) hosting trading ships from other countries.

Vân Đồn is also home to various historical sites representing important events in the Vietnamese national fight against foreign invaders. In 1288, on the Mang River on Quan Lạn Island, under the command of General Trần Khánh Dư, the Vietnamese troops defeated Yuan-Mongol invaders in the historic Bạch Đằng victory.

Cái Rồng, Đông Xá, Hạ Long, Bình Dân, Đoàn Kết, Đài Xuyên, Vạn Yên, Minh Châu, Quan Lạn, Ngọc Vừng, Bản Sen, Thắng Lợi.