Kim Sơn () is a rural district of Ninh Bình province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 171,660. The district covers an area of 165 km2. The district capital lies at Phát Diệm. Before 1828, this area was a wild costal area. In 1928, the Nguyen Dynasty's mandarin Nguyen Cong Tru led a large-scale land reclamation and clearance project in the area and founded the district in 1929.https://dinhhoa.ninhbinh.gov.vn/thong-tin-tuyen-truyen/kim-son-196-nam-mo-dat-569.html The name of Kim Sơn means golden mountain.
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