Hanoi Hà Nội |
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(from left) top: Long Biên Bridge, river near Perfume Pagoda; middle: Turtle Tower, bottom: Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi Opera House
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Provincial location in Vietnam |
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Coordinates: 21°01′42.5″N 105°51′15.0″E / 21.028472°N 105.854167°ECoordinates: 21°01′42.5″N 105°51′15.0″E / 21.028472°N 105.854167°E | ||
Country | Vietnam | |
Central city | Hà Nội | |
Central district | Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh | |
Foundation as capital of the Đại Việt | 1010 | |
Establishment as capital of Vietnam | September 2, 1945 | |
Founded by | Lý Thái Tổ | |
Demonym | Hanoians | |
Government | ||
• Party's Secretary | Hoàng Trung Hải | |
• Chairman of People's Coucil | Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc | |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Nguyễn Đức Chung | |
Area | ||
• Municipality | 3,328.9 km2 (1,292 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 233.56 km2 (90.18 sq mi) | |
• Metro | 24,314.7 km2 (9,388.0 sq mi) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Municipality | 7,587,800 | |
• Rank | 2nd in Vietnam | |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 3,435,394 | |
• Urban density | 14,708.8/km2 (38,096/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 16,100,000 | |
• Metro density | 662.1/km2 (1,715/sq mi) | |
GDP (nominal) (2015 estimate) | ||
• Total | 26.5 billion USD | |
• Per capita | 3,425 USD | |
• Growth | 8.25% | |
Time zone | ICT (UTC+07:00) | |
• Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC+7) | |
Area codes | 24 | |
Website | www |
Hanoi (/hæˈnɔɪ/ or US /həˈnɔɪ/; Vietnamese: Hà Nội [ha˨˩ noj˩]) is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts and 7 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. The population in 2015 was estimated at 7.7 million people. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1945), but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954. From 1954 to 1976, it was the capital of North Vietnam, and it became the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976, after the North's victory in the Vietnam War.
The city lies on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi is 1,760 km (1,090 mi) north of Ho Chi Minh City and 120 km (75 mi) west of Hai Phong city.
October 2010 officially marked 1000 years since the establishment of the city. The Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural is a 4 km ceramic mosaic mural created to mark the occasion.