Hồng Ngự (city) explained

Hồng Ngự
Settlement Type:City (Class-3)
Official Name:Hồng Ngự City
Native Name:Thành phố Hồng Ngự
Mapsize:250px
Mapsize1:Interactive map outlining Hồng Ngự
Pushpin Map:Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Vietnam##Location within Southeast Asia##Location within Asia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mekong Delta
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Đồng Tháp
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:122.16
Area Urban Km2:16.2196
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:101,155
Population Density Km2:639
Population Urban:39988
Population Density Urban Km2:2465.4
Timezone:Indochina Time
Utc Offset:+7

Hồng Ngự is a provincial city (thành phố) in Đồng Tháp Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was separated from Hồng Ngự District in 2008.[1]

The town is subdivided into 5 wards: An Bình A, An Bình B, An Lạc, An Lộc and An Thạnh, and 2 communes: Tân Hội, Bình Thạnh.

Geography

Hồng Ngự city has its borders with Cambodia; bordered with Pray Veng province, Cambodia in the North, with Tam Nông district in the South, with Tân Hồng district in the East, and with Hồng Ngự district in the West. [2]

Economic development

Hồng Ngự city is known as one key urban areas of Đồng Tháp province. Additionally, Hồng Ngự city is the key economic zone of the Đồng Tháp province in the North in agriculture and border economy. This economic centre not only influences in Dong Thap province, but also contributes to the development of the economy of the whole area of Đồng Tháp Mười and the economic border corridor of the province. [3]

References

10.833°N 105.283°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dongthap.gov.vn/wps/portal/sonoivu/!ut/p/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gPE--AYHdnIwMLdwNzAyMfNwNXwyAnSxdHA_2CbEdFALDISww!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/Sonoivu/sonoivusonv/tintucsukiensonv/chinhquyendiaphuongsonv/thanhlapthixahongngu Local Government
  2. Web site: CỔNG THÔNG TIN ĐIỆN TỬ TỈNH ĐỒNG THÁP . dongthap.gov.vn . 16 December 2022.
  3. News: ONLINE . TUOI TRE . Đồng Tháp có thêm thành phố Hồng Ngự giáp Campuchia . 16 December 2022 . TUOI TRE ONLINE . Tuoitrenews . 18 September 2020 . vi.