▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 , 7 3 0 . ▁The ▁district ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 0 3   km ². ▁The ▁district ▁capital ▁lies ▁at ▁ Đ ứ c ▁Th ọ . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁H à ▁T ĩ n h ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Sem in ole ▁( AK A - 1 0 4 / L K A - 1 0 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁named ▁after ▁count ies ▁in ▁Florida , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁carry ▁military ▁cargo ▁and ▁landing ▁craft , ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁land ▁weapons , ▁supplies , ▁and ▁Mar ines ▁on ▁enemy ▁sh ores ▁during ▁am ph ib ious ▁war fare ▁and ▁operations . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁commission ed ▁ship ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁and ▁ 9 ▁months . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁a ▁Type ▁C 2 - S - A J 3 ▁ship ▁under ▁a ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁contract ▁( MC ▁h ull ▁ 1 7 0 3 ), ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Sh ip building ▁Company , ▁Wil ming ton , ▁North ▁Carolina ; ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Miss ▁Pam ela ▁Cole ; ▁Commission ed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁Char l