æz ɐ mˈaʊntɪnəs dˈɪstɹɪkt loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌv bˈɪn dˌiːstɹˌoʊklˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˈiːsˌiːbˌiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ, ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ɑːɹ mˈeɪnli ˈeɪtʃɚ pˈiːpəl, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈæntaɪfɹˈɛntʃ ɹᵻsˈɪstəns wˈɔːɹ, æn lˈaʊ wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt bˈeɪs ʌvðə fˈɪfθ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹˈiːdʒən.
As a mountainous district located in the north of Bình Định, the inhabitants are mainly H're people, during Anti-French Resistance War, An Lão was an important base of  the 5th Military Region.