Vĩnh Lộc district

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Vĩnh Lộc is a district of Thanh Hóa province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 87,219. The district covers an area of 157 km2. The district capital lies at Vĩnh Lộc. The village is famous for the Citadel of the Hồ, a short-lived Vietnamese Dynasty (1400-1407), Hồ Quy, the founder of the Dynasty, having built the Citadel in 1397 and moved the capital there in 1401. Since 2011, the Citadel is part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Administration

Vĩnh Lộc is administratively subdivided into 15 communes and 1 township:

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