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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).
Lê Chân is located in the center of Haiphong and is bordered by Ngo Quyền to the east, An Dương to the west via the Đào Hạ Lý River, Kiến An to the west via the Lạch Tray River, Dương Kinh to the south with the Lạch Tray River forming the southern boundary, and Hồng Bàng to the north.
The first performance of opera in Haiphong was held by a travelling troupe in the Hotel des Colonies in 1888. [2] [3] Later, in 1895–1897, a touring French opera company in Indochina, featuring Alexandra David-Néel as prima donna toured Haiphong with La Traviata and Carmen. [4]
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 57 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh) and 6 municipalities (Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. [1] Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to a province.
Kiến An is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam. [1] Notable people. Nguyễn Đình Tấn, Vietnamese classical composer;
(Trung Bộ, Miền Trung) North Central (Bắc Trung Bộ) Hà Tĩnh; Nghệ An; Quảng Bình; Quảng Trị; Thanh Hóa; Huế; 51,455.6 11,426,000 203.53 Contains the coastal provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. They all stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west. South Central Coast (Duyên hải Nam ...
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Cát Hải is a rural district (huyện) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam. It includes the old Cát Bà town since 1977. [1] As of 2018 the district had a population of 43,187. The districts covers an area of 295 km 2 (114 sq mi). The district capital lies at Cát Bà . [2] The island is subject to major land developments.