Hòa Bình (city) explained

Hòa Bình
Official Name:Hòa Bình City
Native Name:Thành phố Hòa Bình
Settlement Type:City (Class-3)
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hòa Bình in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hòa Bình
Parts Type:Subdivision
Parts:12 wards and 7 rural communes [1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:348.65
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:135,718
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa
Coordinates:20.8133°N 105.3383°W

Hòa Bình (in Vietnamese hʷâː ɓîŋ̟/) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and is located 76 kilometres from Hanoi and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.[3] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951 to 1952 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam until the 2012 completion of the Son La Dam, and also the largest in Southeast Asia,[4] is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.

Demographics

As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,718,[2] covering an area of 348.65 km2 .

Administrative divisions

Hòa Bình City is divided into 19 commune-level sub-divisions, including 12 wards (Dân Chủ, Đồng Tiến, Hữu Nghị, Kỳ Sơn, Phương Lâm, Quỳnh Lâm, Tân Hòa, Tân Thịnh, Thái Bình, Thịnh Lang, Thống Nhất, Trung Minh) and 7 rural communes (Độc Lập, Hòa Bình, Hợp Thành, Mông Hóa, Quang Tiến, Thịnh Minh, Yên Mông).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nghị quyết số 1189/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2021 về việc thành lập phường Quỳnh Lâm và phường Trung Minh thuộc thành phố Hòa Bình, tỉnh Hòa Bình. 2021-01-12.
  2. Web site: Nghị quyết số 830/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2019 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã thuộc tỉnh Hòa Bình. 2019-12-17.
  3. Web site: Hòa Bình Travel Guide. World66.com. 10 October 2008.
  4. Web site: Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam . Industcards.com . 2010-04-04 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090719031413/http%3A//www.industcards.com/hydro%2Dvietnam.htm . 2009-07-19 .