Ba Đình district

Coordinates: 21°02′12″N 105°50′10″E / 21.03667°N 105.83611°E / 21.03667; 105.83611
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Ba Dinh district
Quận Ba Đình
UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code24
ClimateCwa
WebsiteOfficial website (in Vietnamese)

Ba Đình is one of the four original

urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.[3] The district currently has 14 wards, covering a total area of 9.21 square kilometers.[1] As of 2019,[2]
there were 221,893 people residing in the district, the population density is 24,000 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Ba Đình district has a large number of monuments, landmarks and relics, including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Flag Tower of Hanoi and Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ba Đình is the political center of Vietnam. Most of the government offices and embassies are located here including the most important sites of the

Hoàn Kiếm
district is also called the "French Quarter", also because of numerous French-styled buildings, most of which are now used as foreign embassies.

The wreckage of a B-52 bomber shot down during the Vietnam War can be seen in Hữu Tiệp Lake in the Ngọc Hà neighborhood.[5]

History

Ba Đình Square

One of the oldest remaining structures in the neighborhood is the

Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum, located in Ba Dinh Square, in 1975.[6][7]

Location

Approximation of Hanoi's Old Quarter and French Quarters

Ba Đình is located at 21° 2′ 12″ N, 105° 50′ 10″ E, in the center of Hanoi. It's surrounded to the north by

Cầu Giấy
.

Administrative divisions

The district contains 14 wards (phường)

 


Education

International schools:

Gallery

  • Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
    Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum
  • Thăng Long Citadel
    Thăng Long Citadel
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
  • Lotte Center Hanoi in Cống Vị ward, western Ba Đình
    Lotte Center Hanoi in Cống Vị ward, western Ba Đình
  • A French Colonial villa in Ba Đình
    A
    French Colonial
    villa in Ba Đình

References

  1. ^ a b c "Niên giám thống kê năm 2018". Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-604-75-1532-5
    .
  3. ^ "Hà Nội có thêm năm quận mới vào năm 2025". VnExpress. 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ "French Quarter in Hanoi to be preserved", VietnamPlus, 18 Nov. 2010.
    Downs, Tom, Hanoi & Halong Bay encounter (2007), p. 66. " "Much of the appeal of Hanoi's French Quarter is in its colonial architecture".
  5. ^ "B-52 Wreckage". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. ^ "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. ^ "Rough Guides - Ba Dinh district". Rough Guides. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. ^ "Contact Us".

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