Ứng Hòa is a southern district (huyện) of Hanoi in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. The River Đáy forms much of the western boundary with Mỹ Đức district. It covers an area of 183.72 square kilometres (70.93 sq mi), and as of 2005 it had a population of 193,731 people. It has 28 communes and one town.[1]
Ứng Hòa district
Huyện Ứng Hòa | |
|---|---|
 Map of Ứng Hòa District | |
  Ứng Hòa district | |
| Coordinates: 20°44′05″N 105°46′15″E / 20.734854°N 105.770701°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Hanoi |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of communes | 28 |
| Capital | Vân Đình |
| Area | |
| • Total | 183.72 km2 (70.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 193,731 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Administrative divisions
editThe district contains the following subdivisions:[1]
- Vân Đình (town)
Communes:
Notable people
edit- Trịnh Tố Tâm (born 1945, Đồng Tân – died 1996), a PAVN soldier stated to have personally killed 272 enemy soldiers during the Vietnam War.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ứng Hòa" (in Vietnamese). Hanoi.gov.vn. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Lưu Trinh (2020-09-05). "Người Anh hùng truyền cảm hứng cho giới trẻ". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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