For other uses see Hồng Lĩnh (disambiguation).
Hồng Lĩnh | |
Settlement Type: | Town (Class-4) |
Official Name: | Hồng Lĩnh Town |
Native Name: | Thị xã Hồng Lĩnh |
Nickname: | Blue River lighted-up Pink Mountain (Sông Lam rọi Núi Hồng) |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Vietnam##Location within Southeast Asia##Location within Asia |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Central Coastal |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Hà Tĩnh Province |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Hồng Lĩnh |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2 March 1992 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 58.5 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 40,805 |
Population Density Km2: | 697.5 |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Hồng Lĩnh is a town in Hà Tĩnh Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is near the Lam river and the 99 peaks of the Hồng Lĩnh mountains. As of 2003 the city had a population of 35,102.[1] The district covers an area of 58 km². The district capital lies at Hồng Lĩnh.[1] Hồng Lĩnh town was scheduled for urban water supply in 2002[2] and given priority status for investment in 2005.[3] In business directories the town is listed as "Hồng Lĩnh Town."[4] The town is on the A1 Highway and subject to flooding.[5]