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Hải Phòng
"Coastal Defence"
Location of Hải Phòng Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair Nguyễn Văn Thuận
People's Committee Chair Trịnh Quang Sử
Geography
Capital
Region Red River Delta
Area 1,507. |||} Vietnam is divided into 58 Provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh) |||} Vietnam is divided into 58 Provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh) |||} Vietnam is divided into 58 Provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh) |||} Vietnam is divided into 58 Provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh) The Red River Delta ( Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) is the flat plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries joining in the Thai Binh River in northern 570 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density		 1,884,685
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Hoa
Calling code 31
ISO 3166-2 62
Website www.haiphong.gov.vn

Haiphong pronunciation (help·info) (Vietnamese: Hải Phòng; Hán Tự: 海防) is the third most populous city in Vietnam. Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups (54 are recognized by the Vietnamese government each with its own language lifestyle and cultural heritage The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. ISO 3166-2VN is an International Organization for Standardization standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Vietnam Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) Hán tự ( {{IPA|/han˦˥ tɯ˨/}}; 漢[[wikt 字|字]] meaning " Chinese character " or chữ Nho ( {{IPA|/tɕɯ˧˨˧ ɲɔ/}} Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

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Geography

Haiphong is located in the center of the Red River. There are also other rivers named Red River. The Red River, also known as the Hong - Red Song Cai, Song Ca It is approximately 100 kilometres from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and serves as the primary seaport for the northern region of the country. Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo

A street in Hai Phong.
A street in Hai Phong.
Vietnamese-Buddhist temple in Hai Phong
Vietnamese-Buddhist temple in Hai Phong

Hai-Phong

History

Haiphong has existed as a significant port city for at least several centuries, and was one of Vietnam's principal trading centres. When Vietnam was invaded by the French, the city became France's main naval base in Indochina. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. First French interventions See also France-Vietnam relations France-Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit After World War II, when Vietnam attempted to regain its independence, Haiphong was the site of the first military action undertaken by the French, being shelled by the French heavy cruiser Suffren which resulted in more than two thousand casualties. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Later, in the Vietnam War, the city was subjected to heavy bombing by USAF B-52s and strike aircraft due to its status as North Vietnam's only major port. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam After the war, the city was built up as a significant industrial centre.

Today, known as a port city, it serves the entire northern region of Vietnam and has managed to attract large FDIs that fueled economic rates of growth exceeding 12% per annum over the last decade.

Administration

Administratively, Haiphong constitutes an independent municipality at the same level as Vietnam's provinces. |||} Vietnam is divided into 58 Provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh) It is divided into administrative units:

7 urban districts :

8 suburban districts :

Cát Hải and Bạch Long Vĩ are islandish districts in the Gulf of Tonkin - Cát Hải is a larger island just off Haiphong's coast, while Bạch Long Vĩ is a small island near the centre of the Gulf. The Gulf of Tonkin, in Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ or in Chinese: Beibu Wan is an arm of the South China Sea.

Sister Cities

City Country Sister city since:
Tianjin China January 8, 1999

Places of interest

Some hotels

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