The town has 16 precincts and 4 villages with 215 km2 general area. Population in 1999 is 240.000.
More than 100 years ago, the town was born officaly, however, town's forming and developing history goes with to 11th Century Champa culture, Tay Son dynasty and Thị Nại seaport from 18th century. Nowaday, Qui Nhon is recognized as a the second city with a geograhpy priority, a seaport, a developing city infrastructure.Our government defined the town is one of three commercialand tourism centres of SouthCentral part  coastal ( with Da Nang and Nha Trang).
Qui Nhon has a lot of different areas, its geography landscape is very diversified such as moutains and forests, hills, fields, satl-marshs, plains, lagoons, lakes, rivers, coasts, peninsulas, and islands....Qui Nhon's coast- line is 42 km with a big lagoon area, brackish water lake and abudant sea creature resource and many of valuable specilities with high economic worth. The town's key brands include industries, trade, export-imports, seaport services, breeding and exploiting aquatic products, tourism.