Ngô Quyền district | |
Native Name: | Quận Ngô Quyền |
Settlement Type: | Urban district |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Haiphong |
Area Total Km2: | 10.97 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 165,309 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 20.8613°N 106.6957°W |
Ngô Quyền is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam. It is named after King Ngô Quyền who defeated the Chinese at the famous Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han dynasty.[1]