Cam Pha Ward

History

Its name Cẩm-phả (锦普) means "splendor and spaciousness" in Hanese text. By researcher Trần Chí Dõi, according to some records since the end of the 18th century, this name was created by the Tanka people, who could be pirates that often traveling to Hạ Long Bay. Initially it was just an adjective to point out a stone bund protruding at the edge of the bay (bãi đá lô nhô sát mép vịnh) and there was very little attention. In 1884, Cẩm Phả came under French administration. On 24 August 1886, Bavienpour established the coal company (; SFCT). SFCT had the right to manage and exploit coal in the Hòn Gai, Cẩm Phả, and Mông Dương regions. On 27 September 1945, during the August Revolution, workers drove the French out of Cẩm Phả. The French troops returned in November 1946, but the inhabitants fought back, destroying the coal mines, and hundreds of people were killed. The last French soldier withdrew from Cửa Ông, near the Cẩm Phả area on 22 April 1955. During the Vietnam War, the US aircraft bombed Cẩm Phả several times due to its strategic importance. On 30 October 1963 Cẩm Phả, formerly in Hồng Quảng province, came under the jurisdiction of Quảng Ninh province when Hải Ninh and Hồng Quảng provinces merged. On 10 September 1981 Cẩm Phả's boundaries were redistributed. The town of Mông Dương was dissolved to form Mông Dương ward and Cẩm Hải commune. Cửa Ông town became Cửa Ông ward. Cọc Sáu town and Thái Bình commune became Cẩm Phú and Cẩm Thịnh wards. Cẩm Phả is an important coal exporting port of modern Vietnam (UNCTAD : VNCPH). As of 2019, the city had a population of 190,232. The city covers an area of 486 km2. The city was promoted from Cẩm Phả Rural District by February 2012. Cẩm Phả was the site of one of the biggest coal mines in south of Asia which has…

Geography

Cẩm Phả city contains : *13 wards : Quang Hanh, Cẩm Thạch, Cẩm Thủy, Cẩm Trung, Cẩm Thành, Cẩm Tây, Cẩm Bình, Cẩm Đông, Cẩm Sơn, Cẩm Phú, Cẩm Thịnh, Cửa Ông, Mông Dương. *3 communes : Dương Huy, Cộng Hòa, Cẩm Hải. Besides, most of the isles in Bái Tử Long Bay have not been yet updated with their official name because there are no residents. {|cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6" width="100%" align="center" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; margin-top: 16px" ! colspan="3" style="background: #E6E6FA; font-size: 95%;" | Danh sách các đơn vị hành chính trực thuộc thành phố Cẩm Phả |- | width="50%" valign="top" style="background: #f9f9f9;"| {| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="background: #f9f9f9; font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" width="100%" |- ! align="left" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCFF; padding-left: 10px; white-space:nowrap" | Name!! style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCFF;" | Area (km2)!! style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCFF;" | Population |- | align="left" colspan="3" style="background: #F5F5DC; padding-left: 30px;" | Ward (13) |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Bình || 1.38 || 8.423 |- | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Đông || 6.95 || 10.483 |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Phú || 8.53 || 15.840 |- | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Sơn || 10.15 || 17.079 |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Tây || 4.88 || 7.426 |- | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Thạch ||4,31 ||12.999 |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" | align="left" style="padding-left: 6px; white-space:nowrap" |Cẩm Thành || 1.25 || 9.484 |- |…

Most-observed species

• Black Kite

  Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  52
• Blue Rock-Thrush

  Monticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11
• Pacific Reef-Heron

  Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  10
• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  9
• white-headed langur

  Trachypithecus poliocephalus (Trouessart, 1911) · Mammalia
  8
• Keeled box turtle

  Cuora mouhotii (Gray, 1862) · Testudines
  6
• Common Tailorbird

  Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
  6
• Light-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  5