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Hai Phong (Vietnamese: H?i Pḥng; /ha???? f????/; Hán T?: ??) meaning "Coastal Defence" is the third most populous city in Vietnam.
History
Hai Phong has existed as a significant port city for at least several centuries, and was one of Vietnam's principal trading centres.
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Hai Phong (Vietnamese: H?i Pḥng; /ha???? f????/; Hán T?: ??) meaning "Coastal Defence" is the third most populous city in Vietnam.
Geography
Hai Phong is located in the center of the Red River. It is approximately 100 kilometres from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and serves as the primary seaport for the northern region of the Viet Nam.
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History
Hai Phong has existed as a significant port city for at least several centuries, and was one of Vietnam's principal trading centres. When Vietnam was invaded by the French, the city became France's main naval base in Indochina. After World War II, when Vietnam attempted to regain its independence, Hai Phong was the site of the first military action undertaken by the French, being shelled by the French heavy cruiser Suffren which resulted in more than two thousand casualties. Later, in the Vietnam War, the city was subjected to heavy bombing by US Navy and Air Force strike aircraft due to its status as North Vietnam's only major port. After the war, the city was built up as a significant industrial centre.
Today, known as a port city, it serves the entire northern region of Vietnam and has managed to attract large FDIs that fueled economic rates of growth exceeding 12% per annum over the last decade.
Administration
Administratively, Hai Phong constitutes an independent municipality at the same level as Vietnam's provinces. It is divided into administrative units:
7 urban districts :
- Đ? Son : Area : 42.37 km²; population: 51.500; has 7 wards : V?n Son, V?n Hoa, Ng?c H?i, Bàng La, H?p Đ?c, Minh Đ?c, V?n Huong.
- Duong Kinh : Area : 45.85 km²; population : 50.000; has 6 wards : Đa Phúc, Hung Đ?o, Anh Dung, H?i Thành, Hoà Nghia, Tân Thành.
- H?i An: Area : 104.92 km²; population: 77.600 (2002); has 8 wards : Đông H?i 1, Đông H?i 2, Đ?ng H?i, Đ?ng Lâm, Nam H?i, Tràng Cát, Cát Bi, Thành Tô.
- H?ng Bàng: Area : 14.6 km²; population :110.000; has 11 wards: Hoàng Van Th?, Minh Khai, Quán Toan, Tr?i Chu?i, Hùng Vuong, Phan B?i Châu, Quang Trung, S? D?u, Ph?m H?ng Thái, Thu?ng Lí, H? Lí.
- Ki?n An: Area : 29.6 km²; population: 84.000; has 10 wards : B?c Son, Đ?ng Hoà, Nam Son, Ng?c Son, Phù Li?n, Quán Tr?, Tràng Minh, Tr?n Thành Ng?, Van Đ?u, Lăm Hà.
- Lê Chân : Area : 12 km²; population :180.000; has 15 wards : An Biên, An Duong, Cát Dài, Đông H?i, Du Hàng, Du Hàng Kênh, Hàng Kênh, H? Nam, Lam Son, Ni?m Nghia, Nghia Xá, Tr?i Cau, Tr?n Nguyên Hăn, Vinh Ni?m, Kênh Duong.
- Ngô Quy?n: Area : 10.96km²; population: 155.000; has 13 wards : Đông Khê, Máy To, Luong Khánh Thi?n, C?u Đ?t, L?ch Tray, Đ?ng Giang, Luong Khánh Thi?n, Gia Viên, C?u Tre, V?n M?, L?c Viên, Đ?ng Qu?c B́nh, Máy Chai.
8 suburban districts :
- An Duong : area : 95.7 km²; population : 110.000; has 15 communes : An Hoà, Lê Thi?n, Đ?i B?n, An Hung, An H?ng, Tân Ti?n, H?ng Phong, B?c Son, Nam Son, Lê L?i, Đ?ng Cu?ng, Qu?c Tu?n, An Đ?ng, Đ?ng Thái, H?ng Thái and 1 town : An Duong.
- An Lăo: area :114.58 km²; population : 126.939; has 15 communes : Bát Trang, Tru?ng Th?, An Ti?n, Quang Trung, An Th?ng, Tân Dân, Tân Viên, Chi?n Th?ng, An Thái, Tru?ng Thành, Quang Hung, Qu?c Tu?n, Thái Son, M? Đ?c, An Th? and 2 town : Tru?ng Son and An Lăo which is the capital of district.
- B?ch Long Vi has a special administration, has no commune, with a very small area is 1.78 km² with the highest tidal, 2.33 km² with the normal level of sea, and 3.05 km² with the lowest tidal; people in island isn't indigenous, with a unstable amount, because the appearance of wanderer people come from fishing action and trading action around island. But someone estimated the population of island is about 2000, except unstable citizens.
- Cát H?i: area : 323.1 km² ; population : 28.000; has 10 communes and 2 town: Hoàng Châu, Nghia L?, Đ?ng Bài, Van Phong and Cát H?i town on Cát H?i island ;and Phù Long, Gia Lu?n, Vi?t H?i, Hi?n Hào, Trân Châu, Xuân Đám and Cát Bà town, also the administrative centre of this district. A lot of islands in Halong Bay include some famous islands as Gà Ch?i rock, Đ?u G? island... now are considered as the common administrative part of both H?i Pḥng city and Qu?ng Ninh province.
- Ki?n Thu?: area : 107.53 km²; population: approximate 126 000; has 18 communes : Đông Phuong, Đ?i Đ?ng, H?u B?ng, Thu?n Thiên, Du L?, Ngu Phúc, Ki?n Qu?c, Thu? Huong, Thanh Son, Đ?i Hà, Ngu Đoan, Tân Trào, Đoàn Xá, Đ?i H?p, Tú Son, Tân Phong, Minh Tân and 1 town: Núi Đ?i.
- Th?y Nguyên: area : 242 km²; population : 290.000; has 34 communes : L?i Xuân, An Son, K? Son, Liên Khê, Luu Ki?m, Gia Minh, Gia Đ?c, Minh Tân, Phù Ninh, Qu?ng Thanh, Chính M?, Kênh Giang, H?p Thành, Cao Nhân, M? Đ?ng, Đông Son, Hoà B́nh, Trung Hà, An Lu, Thu? Tri?u, Ngu Lăo, Ph?c L?, Tam Hung, Ph? L?, L?p L?, Ki?n Bái, Thiên Huong, Thu? Son, Thu? Đu?ng, Hoàng Đ?ng, Lâm Đ?ng, Hoa Đ?ng, Tân Duong, Duong Quan and 2 towns : Minh Đ?c and Núi Đèo; Núi Đèo is the district's capital.
- Tiên Lăng : area : 180.9 km²; population: 150 000; has 22 communes : Tiên Cu?ng, T? Cu?ng, Tiên Ti?n, Quy?t Ti?n, Kh?i Nghia, C?p Ti?n, Ki?n Thi?t, Đoàn L?p, B?ch Đ?ng, Toàn Th?ng, Tiên Th?ng, Tiên Minh, B?c Hung, Nam Hung, Hùng Th?ng, Tây Hung, Tiên Hung, Vinh Quang, Đ?i Th?ng, Tiên Thanh, Quang Ph?c, Đông Hung and 1 town : Tiên Lăng.
- Vinh B?o : area : 180.54 km²; population : 185.000; has 29 communes : Giang Biên, Vi?t Ti?n, Vinh Long, Hùng Ti?n, Tân Liên, Tam Đa, Vinh Quang, Thanh Luong, Lư H?c, Ḥa B́nh, Vinh Phong, Cao Minh, Vinh Ti?n, Th?ng Th?y, Dung Ti?n, Trung L?p, Vinh An, Hi?p Ḥa, An Ḥa, Nhân Ḥa, Hung Nhân, Đ?ng Minh, Liên Am, Tam Cu?ng, Ti?n Phong, C?ng Hi?n, C? Am, Tr?n Duong, Tân Hung and 1 town : Vinh B?o
Cát H?i and B?ch Long Vi are islandish districts in the Gulf of Tonkin - Cát H?i is a larger island just off Hai Phong's coast, while B?ch Long Vi is a small island near the centre of the Gulf.
Sister Cities
Places of interest
- Traditional Trade Villages
- Elephant Mountain
- Cat Ba - Pearl Island
- Do Son Resort
- Trang Kenh - Bach Dang
- Hai Phong Post Office, built by French colonial government
- People's Theatre Lake
- City Exhibition and Trade Center
- Catholic Cathedral
- Football Stadium
- Children Amusement Park
- University Belt
- Trading complex includes Big C Center and TD Plaza
Transport
It is served by Hai Phong Railway Station.
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