Mạo Khê (Vietnamese: Phường Mạo Khê) is a ward of Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. It is one of the 54 new wards, communes and special zones of the province following the reorganization in 2025.[4][5]

Mạo Khê
Phường Mạo Khê
Map
Interactive map of Mạo Khê
Coordinates: 21°04′08″N 106°34′58″E / 21.06889°N 106.58278°E / 21.06889; 106.58278
Country Vietnam
ProvinceQuảng Ninh province
EstablishedJune 16, 2025[1]
Area
  Total
17.97 sq mi (46.55 km2)
Population
 (2024)[2]
  Total
72,012
  Density4,007/sq mi (1,547/km2)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)
Administrative code07069[3]

It is the location of the 1951 "Battle of Mạo Khê" in the First Indochina War.

History

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On June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1679/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Nghệ An province in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Xuân Sơn, Kim Sơn, Yên Thọ and Mạo Khê wards of the former Đông Triều city will be integrated into a new ward named Mạo Khê (Clause 25, Article 1).[6]

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