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Haiphong or Hai Phong (Vietnamese: Hải Phòng) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. [8] The municipality has an area of 1,526.52 km 2 (589.39 sq mi), [ 1 ] consisting of 8 urban districts , 6 rural districts and 1 municipal city (sub-city).
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.
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ, Miền Nam) Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ, Miền Đông) Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu; Bình Dương; Bình Phước; Đồng Nai; Ho Chi Minh City † Tây Ninh; 23,590.7 18,739,000 683.65 Contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. Two provinces border Cambodia. Mekong River Delta
Thanh Khê is a Da Nang urban district in Vietnam's South Central Coast area. The district has a total size of 9 km 2 and a population of 160,953 people in 2003. [1] The district capital lies at Xuân Hà ward. There are ten wards (phường) in the district: [2] An Khê; Chính Gián; Tam Thuận; Tân Chính; Thạc Gián; Hòa Khê; Xuân ...
When unified, Binh Tri Thien province initially had 23 administrative units including: Hue city (provincial capital), 2 towns Dong Ha, Dong Hoi and 20 districts: A Luoi, Bo Trach, Cam Lo, Gio Linh, Hai Lang, Huong Hoa, Huong Thuy, Huong Tra, Le Thuy, Minh Hoa, South East, Phong Dien, Phu Loc, Phu Vang, Quang Dien, Quang Ninh, Quang Trach, Trieu ...
Statue of An Dương Vương in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. An Dương Vương (Vietnamese: [ʔaːn zɨəŋ vɨəŋ]), personal name Thục Phán, was the founding king and the only ruler of the kingdom of Âu Lạc, an ancient state centered in the Red River Delta.
The aggressive actions of the French regarding the occupation of Haiphong made it clear in the eyes of the Viet Minh that the French intended on maintaining a colonial presence in Vietnam. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The threat of the French establishing a separate southern state in Vietnam by besieging the city of Hanoi became a top priority for the Viet ...