Hà Đông (literally East of the river) is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.[3] The district has 17 wards, covering a total area of 49.64 square kilometers.[1] As of 2019,[2] there were 397,854 people residing in the district, the third highest of all districts in Hanoi, after Hoàng Mai. The district borders Thanh Trì district, Thanh Xuân district, Nam Từ Liêm district, Hoài Đức district, Quốc Oai district, Chương Mỹ district, Thanh Oai district.
Hà Đông District
Quận Hà Đông | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
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  Hà Đông District | |
| Coordinates: 20°58′N 105°46′E / 20.967°N 105.767°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Hanoi |
| Seat | Hà Cầu ward |
| Wards | 17 wards[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 397,854 |
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | 24 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | [1] |
Hà Đông has a signifianct number of monuments, landmarks, relics, traditional festivals and craft villages.[4] It is an important transport hub and is also home to various government offices and universities.
Hà Đông was once the capital city of former Hà Tây province. In 2009, it became an urban district of Hanoi due to the incorporation of Hà Tây Province to Hanoi.
Wards
editHà Đông district is subdivided to 17 wards, including:
- Biên Giang
- Dương Nội
- Đồng Mai
- Hà Cầu
- Kiến Hưng
- Mộ Lao
- Nguyễn Trãi
- Phú La
- Phú Lãm
- Phú Lương
- Phúc La
- Quang Trung
- Trần Phú
- Vạn Phúc
- Văn Quán
- Yên Nghĩa
- Yết Kiêu
Climate
edit| Climate data for Hà Đông District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.3 (106.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 28.2 (1.11) |
26.5 (1.04) |
45.0 (1.77) |
83.1 (3.27) |
189.4 (7.46) |
232.5 (9.15) |
254.6 (10.02) |
293.5 (11.56) |
228.8 (9.01) |
184.8 (7.28) |
87.4 (3.44) |
36.9 (1.45) |
1,687.6 (66.44) |
| Average rainy days | 9.6 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 149.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.3 | 85.3 | 86.8 | 88.1 | 85.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85.7 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 81.2 | 80.2 | 84.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.7 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 87.8 | 170.2 | 167.1 | 181.9 | 167.0 | 162.4 | 146.1 | 133.2 | 110.3 | 1,477.8 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
edit- Hồ Đắc Điềm, past governor
- Hà Tây province, historic province
- Hanoi, capital of Vietnam
References
edit- ^ a b c "Niên giám thống kê năm 2018". Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2019). "Completed Results of the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistical Publishing House (Vietnam). ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5.
- ^ "Hà Nội có thêm năm quận mới vào năm 2025". VnExpress. 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Phát triển sản phẩm du lịch quận Hà Đông". 2012-12-10.
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
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