Tam Dương
Definition
- Proper Noun (Place Name):
- Tam Dương (district): A district in the northern part of Vĩnh Phúc province, Vietnam. It is characterized by low hills and the Tam Đảo mountain range, with its highest peak at 1,263 meters in the northeast.
- Administrative History: The district has ancient origins. It was merged with Lập Thạch district in 1977 to form Tam Đảo district. In 1998, Tam Đảo district was divided, recreating Tam Dương as a separate district alongside Bình Xuyên district.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Tam Dương là một huyện của tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc. (Tam Dương is a district of Vĩnh Phúc province.)
- Thị trấn Tam Dương là huyện lị. (Tam Dương town is the district seat.)
- Đường Vĩnh Yên-Tam Đảo chạy qua huyện Tam Dương. (The Vĩnh Yên-Tam Đảo road runs through Tam Dương district.)
Advanced Usage
- The name "Tam Dương" is primarily used in geographical and administrative contexts. It is not typically used in common idioms or figurative language.
Variants and Related Words
- Tam Đảo: The name of the adjacent mountain range and the former district that included Tam Dương.
- Bình Xuyên: The neighboring district created from the same 1998 division of Tam Đảo district.
- Thị trấn Tam Dương: Tam Dương town, the district seat.
Synonyms
- District: An administrative division.
- Region: A specific geographic area.
Related Terms (Geographical/Administrative)
- Huyện: District (the Vietnamese administrative term for this level).
- Huyện lị: District seat (the capital town of a district).
- Tỉnh: Province.