Đông_Hưng_District
Đông Hưng district
District in Red River Delta, Vietnam
Đông Hưng is a district (huyện) of Thái Bình province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.
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Đông Hung is the homeland of hát chèo, a traditional Vietnamese music genre, and water puppetry. The district is also well known for Cay cake.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 257,144.[1] The district covers an area of 198 km². The district capital lies at Đông Hưng.[1]