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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.
During the war, the base was used by the Vietnam People's Air Force.On 9 January and 10 February 1968, United States jets attacked the base. [7]On 26 August 1972, during Operation Linebacker, U.S. Navy jets bombed the base.
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.
Đồ Sơn district is located on the bank of the Gulf of Tonkin, 22 km away from Haiphong.. As of 2007, the district had a population of 51,417. It covers an area of 42.37 km².
By 2004, the diocese of Hai Phòng had about 113,092 believers (2.4% of the population), 29 priests and 62 parishes. [5] Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Hai Phong has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. [6] Many migrant workers from other regions of Vietnam, who work in that busy port city, attend masses in Hai Phong. [4]
At this time, Hai An District covered an area of 8,838.97ha with a population of 69,862, organized into six wards: Cat Bi, Dang Lam, Dang Hai, Dong Hai, Nam Hai, and Trang Cat. April 5, 2007: The Government issued Decree No. 54/2007/ND-CP, dividing Dong Hai Ward into Dong Hai 1 and Dong Hai 2 wards.
Hai Phong Port (cảng Hải Phòng) [kaŋ˧˩ hai˧˩ foŋ˨˩] is a port group in Haiphong City, Vietnam, serving Northern Vietnam and future Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong Corridor. This is the leading seaport for northern Vietnam, and there are plans for the port system to handle ships up to 30,000-40,000 DWT.