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Bach Long Vi island, Cat Ba Island and the Long Châu islands, located in the Gulf, are also administered as part of the city. Tidal flat ecosystems occur adjacent to the city, however, many have been reclaimed for agriculture or development purposes. [21] Political sivisions of Hai Phong. Haiphong is subdivided into 15 district-level sub ...
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).
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.
Gia Lai – Kon Tum – administrative grouping of Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces between 1975 and 1991. Gò Công – existed from 1900 until the Vietnamese reunification of 1976. Hà Bắc – administrative grouping of Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh provinces between 1962 and 1996. Hà Đông – existed from 1904 until 1965.
The town was invaded by China in 1979 and the border was closed until 1993. [3] [4]On 20 February 2025 the Vietnamese parliament approved an $8 billion railroad investment to upgrade under Xi Jinping's Belt and road initiative the old French-built Kunming–Haiphong railway, which serves the Chinese border city Hekou Yao, Lao Cai, Hanoi and Haiphong.
The Hanoi-Hai Phong railway passes through Hai Duong city about 13 km, starting from Viet Hoa ward and ending at Ai Quoc ward. Connecting with other provinces at Hai Duong Station - the railway hub of the whole province, and Tien Trung is the transit station of the Northeast region of the province.
Lào Cai is a province of the mountainous Northwest region of Vietnam bordering the province of Yunnan in China. [6] The province covers an area of about 6,364 km 2 (2,457 sq mi) [1] and as of 2024 it had a population of 799,900 people.
Hai An District is located in the eastern part of Hai Phong city, with the following geographical boundaries: East: Adjacent to Cat Hai District and Quang Yen Town in Quang Ninh Province; West: Bordered by Ngo Quyen District; South: Adjacent to Duong Kinh District and the Gulf of Tonkin; North: Bordered by Thuy Nguyen City