Nghi Sơn is a district-level town (thị xã) of Thanh Hóa province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.

Nghi Sơn
Thị xã Nghi Sơn
Nghi Sơn town
Hải Hòa Beach
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Country Vietnam
RegionNorth Central Coast
ProvinceThanh Hóa
SeatHải Hòa
Area
175.91 sq mi (455.61 km2)
 • Urban
70.76 sq mi (183.28 km2)
Population
 (2019)
307,304
 • Density1,700/sq mi (670/km2)
 • Urban
195,052
 • Urban density2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Nghi Sơn was formerly Tĩnh Gia District, a rural district of Thanh Hóa Province, with its district capital lying at Tĩnh Gia township. On April 22, 2020, Tĩnh Gia District was dissolved to form the new district-level town of Nghi Sơn.

As of 2019 the town had a population of 307,304.[1] The town covers an area of 455.61 km². The town seat lies at Hải Hòa (former Tĩnh Gia township).[1]

Nghi Sơn Town is subdivided to 31 commune-level subdivisions, including 16 wards (phường) of: Bình Minh, Hải An, Hải Bình, Hải Châu, Hải Hòa, Hải Lĩnh, Hải Ninh, Hải Thanh, Hải Thượng, Mai Lâm, Nguyên Bình, Ninh Hải, Tân Dân, Tĩnh Hải, Trúc Lâm, Xuân Lâm and 15 rural communes () of: Anh Sơn, Các Sơn, Định Hải, Hải Hà, Hải Nhân, Hải Yến, Nghi Sơn, Ngọc Lĩnh, Phú Lâm, Phú Sơn, Tân Trường, Thanh Sơn, Thanh Thủy, Trường Lâm, Tùng Lâm.

Climate

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Climate data for Tĩnh Gia, Nghi Sơn District
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6)
36.4
(97.5)
38.2
(100.8)
43.9
(111.0)
44.1
(111.4)
42.0
(107.6)
42.2
(108.0)
40.1
(104.2)
38.3
(100.9)
34.6
(94.3)
35.5
(95.9)
30.8
(87.4)
44.1
(111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.5
(68.9)
22.7
(72.9)
27.0
(80.6)
31.4
(88.5)
33.6
(92.5)
33.6
(92.5)
32.3
(90.1)
30.6
(87.1)
28.3
(82.9)
25.3
(77.5)
21.9
(71.4)
27.3
(81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
17.8
(64.0)
20.0
(68.0)
23.7
(74.7)
27.5
(81.5)
29.4
(84.9)
29.5
(85.1)
28.5
(83.3)
27.1
(80.8)
24.8
(76.6)
21.8
(71.2)
18.5
(65.3)
23.8
(74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
16.0
(60.8)
18.2
(64.8)
21.6
(70.9)
24.6
(76.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
25.7
(78.3)
24.5
(76.1)
22.4
(72.3)
19.3
(66.7)
16.1
(61.0)
21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
6.8
(44.2)
7.8
(46.0)
12.7
(54.9)
16.6
(61.9)
19.5
(67.1)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
17.1
(62.8)
15.0
(59.0)
9.7
(49.5)
4.3
(39.7)
3.0
(37.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.7
(1.52)
36.3
(1.43)
49.1
(1.93)
59.1
(2.33)
134.8
(5.31)
139.4
(5.49)
172.7
(6.80)
268.5
(10.57)
449.4
(17.69)
352.9
(13.89)
96.4
(3.80)
33.6
(1.32)
1,841.4
(72.50)
Average rainy days 10.7 12.3 14.6 11.3 10.6 9.3 10.4 14.6 14.7 13.3 8.8 6.7 138.3
Average relative humidity (%) 87.1 89.3 90.6 89.3 84.0 79.2 79.4 83.8 86.0 84.7 82.9 82.8 84.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 72.8 54.2 61.1 119.4 204.7 199.7 212.9 181.2 163.4 160.3 122.8 102.9 1,649.9
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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