Bồng Sơn

Bồng Sơn lies in the northern part of the coastal country once known as Hoài Nhơn. Rivers run from the inland hills to the sea here, including the Lại Giang, formed by the meeting of the Kim Sơn and An Lão. The region belonged to Champa before the Vietnamese conquest of 1471. King Lê Thánh Tông then established Hoài Nhơn prefecture, with Bồng Sơn as one of its three districts. Cham inhabitants remained alongside Vietnamese settlers who gradually founded new villages in the area.