Đan Phượng district explained

Đan Phượng district
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Huyện Đan Phượng
Pushpin Map:Vietnam Hanoi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Red River Delta
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hanoi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Phùng
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:21.0864°N 105.6633°W

Đan Phượng is a rural district (huyện) of Hanoi in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

As of 2003, the district had a population of 132,921. The district covers an area of 77km2. The district capital lies at Phùng.[1]

Đan Phượng district is bordered by Đông Anh district and Bắc Từ Liêm district to the east, Phúc Thọ district to the west, Hoài Đức district to the south and Mê Linh district to the north.

The district is subdivided to 16 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Phùng (district capital) and the rural communes of: Đan Phượng, Đồng Tháp, Hạ Mỗ, Hồng Hà, Liên Hà, Liên Hồng, Liên Trung, Phương Đình, Song Phượng, Tân Hội, Tân Lập, Thọ An, Thọ Xuân, Thượng Mỗ, Trung Châu.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. January 21, 2017.