Dam Doi District

Đầm Dơi
—  District  —
Districts of Cà Mau Province
Country	Vietnam
Province	Cà Mau Province
Capital	Đầm Dơi
Area
– Total	307.3 sq mi (796 km2)
Population (2003)
– Total	180,918
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Đầm Dơi (Vietnamese: Đầm Dơi) is a district (huyện) of Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

As of 2003, the district had a population of 180,918.^[1] The district covers an area of 796 km². The district capital lies at Đầm Dơi.^[1]

Divisions

The district is divided into the following communes:

Thị trấn Đầm Dơi Thanh Tùng Quách Phẩm Quách Phẩm Bắc

Trần Phán Tân Duyệt Tạ An Khương Tạ An Khương Đông

Tạ An Khương Nam Tân Đức Tân Tiến Nguyễn Huân

Tân Thuận Ngọc Khánh Tân Trung Tân Dân

Cà Mau Bird Sanctuary

Đầm Dơi is famous for the Cà Mau Bird Sanctuary, which is 45 km southeast of Cà Mau (city). The sanctuary is the home to many types of storks. The birds in the preserve tend to make nests in the top of very high trees and search for food in the early mornings.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html. Retrieved March 13, 2009.