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Quy Nhon

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Quy Nhon was a former coastal city in central Vietnam. It sat within the Bình Định province. The land there was very diverse and interesting to look at. You could see mountains, forests, and hills. There were also salt marshes, plains, and lagoons. The Hà Thanh River flows right through the city.

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QuyNhonBeach1

The coastline is long with many sandy beaches. These beaches provide many seafood resources for the people living there.

The city has a tropical monsoon climate. This means the weather stays very warm or hot all year. There are distinct wet seasons and dry seasons. Sometimes, the very end of a typhoon hits the coast. People can travel to the city in many ways. They can fly using Phu Cat Airport.

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Phucatairport2

Some people used the Quy Nhon railway station in the past. However, that specific line was suspended in May 2016. The Quy Nhon Port sits at the eastern tip of the city.

History shows that people have lived here for a long time. Settlements go back to the 11th-century Champa culture. The Tây Sơn dynasty also lived in this area. In the 15th century, a Chinese fleet led by Admiral Zheng He visited. They made Quy Nhon their first stop after leaving China. Later, in the 1620s, Portuguese Jesuits called the place Pulo Cambi. The town was officially founded in the late 19th century by Emperor Thành Thái.

Quy Nhon was a very busy place for work. In the past, people focused on fishing and farming. Now, the city has many service and tourism jobs. It is a major industrial centre for the South Central Coast. Many factories are in the Phu Tai Industrial Park. One big job is making garden furniture. They use wood from local forests and nearby places.

FLC Quy Nhơn
FLC Quy Nhơn

The city also has a pharmaceutical company called Bidiphar.

Education is important in the city too. There are two universities named Quy Nhon University and Quang Trung University. In 2009, these schools had over 23,000 students. There are also many primary and secondary school students.

Một góc Quốc học Quy Nhơn
Một góc Quốc học Quy Nhơn

Visitors might also enjoy the local food. You can try jumping-shrimp fried pancakes or fish-cake vermicelli. The city was the capital of the Bình Định province. It is now part of a new way of organizing districts in Vietnam.

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