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Hà Đông (lit. ' east of the river ' ) is an urban district ( quận ) of Hanoi , the capital city of Vietnam . [ 3 ] The district has 17 wards , covering a total area of 49.64 square kilometres (19.17 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The capital, Thăng Long, became a provincial city, and the area fell under Hoài Đức prefecture in Hà Nội province. [7] The Battle of Cầu Giấy in 1883 was fought near the Paper Bridge. [8] By the end of 1889, it became part of An Hạ canton, Hoàn Long district.
Hanoi [b] (Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" [14] (Hanoi is bordered by the Red and Black Rivers). As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district-level town.
Thanh Xuân is located at 20° 59′ 36.24″ N, 105° 47′ 54.6″ E, bordered by Đống Đa to the north, Hai Bà Trưng to the east, Hoàng Mai and Thanh Trì to the south, Hà Đông and South Từ Liêm to the southwest, and Cầu Giấy to the northwest.
The postal code system of Vietnam has officially been changed from 6 digits to 5 digits. Each country has its own separate postal code or zip code system. The postal code of Vietnam is composed of 5 digits, with the following meanings: [2] [3] The first digit determines the area code.
The Old Quarter (Vietnamese: Phố cổ Hà Nội) is the name commonly given to the historical civic urban core of Hanoi, Vietnam, located outside the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. This quarter used to be the residential, manufacturing and commercial center, where each street was specialized in one specific type of manufacturing or commerce.
The three main avenues in the district, Lạc Long Quân, Âu Cơ, and An Dương Vương, were names of leaders of early Vietnamese civilization.The smaller streets in the district are named after renowned Vietnamese poets, artists and music composers, such as Xuân Diệu, Tô Ngọc Vân, Trịnh Công Sơn, Nguyễn Đình Thi and Đặng Thai Mai.
The first mention of the name "Linh Đàm" on official maps was in 1882, when the Đại Nam nhất thống chí (Đại Nam Comprehensive Encyclopaedia) was published, showing the area as "Đàm Linh Đường", [2] later simply became "Linh Đàm". The villages surrounding this area was once known for producing fine rice products, such as ...