Hai Bà Trưng district explained

Hai Bà Trưng district
Native Name:Quận Hai Bà Trưng
Settlement Type:Urban district
Seat:Bách Khoa ward
Parts Type:Wards
Parts:18 wards[1]
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hanoi
Area Total Km2:10.26
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:303,586
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code:24
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa
Website:Official website

Hai Bà Trưng (Trưng Sisters District) is one of the four original urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.[4] The district currently has 18 wards,[1] covering a total area of 10.26 square kilometers.[2] It is bordered by Long Biên district, Đống Đa district, Thanh Xuân district, Hoàng Mai district, Hoàn Kiếm district. As of 2019,[3] there were 303,586 people residing in the district, the population density is 30,000 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Established as one of the first four central districts of the city, it is named after the two heroines in Vietnamese history: the Trưng Sisters. Some of Vietnam's largest universities are located here, including the Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi National Economic University, and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.

Administrative divisions

Hai Bà Trưng district is divided into 18 wards[1] (Bách Khoa, Bạch Đằng, Bạch Mai, Cầu Dền, Đống Mác, Đồng Nhân, Đồng Tâm, Lê Đại Hành, Minh Khai, Nguyễn Du, Phạm Đình Hổ, Phố Huế, Quỳnh Lôi, Quỳnh Mai, Thanh Lương, Thanh Nhàn, Trương Định, Vĩnh Tuy).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGHỊ QUYẾT 895/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2020 VỀ VIỆC SẮP XẾP CÁC ĐƠN VỊ HÀNH CHÍNH CẤP XÃ THUỘC THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI. 2020-02-11.
  2. Web site: Niên giám thống kê năm 2018. 2021-02-21.
  3. Book: . 2019 . "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" . Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam) . 978-604-75-1532-5 .
  4. Web site: Hà Nội có thêm năm quận mới vào năm 2025. VnExpress. 2019-10-30.