| Lê Chân district | |
| Native Name: | Quận Lê Chân |
| Settlement Type: | Urban district |
| Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Haiphong |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 219,762 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 20.8498°N 106.681°W |
| Website: | http://www.haiphong.gov.vn:8888/Portal/Default.aspx?Organization=QLC |
Lê Chân is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam.
Lê Chân is located at the center of Haiphong and is neighboured by the following districts:
Lê Chân was formerly the Lê Chân quarter of Haiphong and was established on 5 July 1961 on the basis of merging the Dư Hàng quarter with some other smaller areas belonging to the former Cầu Đất and Hàng Kênh quarters.[2]
By 3 January 1981, the Lê Chân quarter was renamed to Lê Chân district and consisted of 11 wards: An Biên, An Dương, Cát Dài, Đông Hải, Dư Hàng, Hàng Kênh, Hồ Nam, Lam Sơn, Mê Linh, Niệm Nghĩa, and Trại Cau.
On 25 September 1981 the wards Lam Sơn and An Dương were divided into three wards: Lam Sơn, An Dương and Trần Nguyên Hãn.
On 20 December 2002 the two communes Dư Hàng Kênh and Vĩnh Niệm belonging to the former rural district An Hải were moved to the Lê Chân district for management and changed into wards with similar names.
On 10 January 2004 the Niệm Nghĩa ward was divided into 2 wards: Niệm Nghĩa and Nghĩa Xá. Also the Mê Linh ward was merged into the An Biên ward.
On 5 April 2007 the Dư Hàng Kênh ward was divided into 2 wards: Dư Hàng Kênh and Kênh Dương.
Today Lê Chân has 15 wards: An Biên, An Dương, Cát Dài, Đông Hải, Dư Hàng, Dư Hàng Kênh, Hàng Kênh, Hồ Nam, Kênh Dương, Lam Sơn, Nghĩa Xá, Niệm Nghĩa, Trại Cau, Trần Nguyên Hãn, and Vĩnh Niệm.
Lê Chân has only a few areas for agriculture and cultivation and the size of natural land is decreasing. Even though it is no major economic, political or cultural center, Lê Chân is home to many facilities for industrial and handicraft production. The average GDP growth rate has been over many years a double-digit growth rate (25–31% per year).
Nowadays Lê Chân is developing its investments for the construction of the Waterfront City urban area located at the territory of the Vĩnh Niệm ward.
Lê Chân has a number of universities and colleges, e.g.:
Some of the hospitals in Lê Chân are: