Hanoi Capital Region
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Hanoi Capital Region
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Hanoi Capital Region or Hanoi Metropolitan Area (
Greater Ho Chi Minh City
, the same for population size planning.
As Hà Tây was merged into Hanoi by a resolution of the National Assembly of Vietnam in June 2008, this metropolitan area will include Hanoi and six surrounding provinces.
As 2012, this Metropolitan area will include Hanoi and nine Provinces.[1]
As of 2012, this metropolitan area has a population of 17 million, of which, 4.6 million live in urban areas, by 2020, the number will be 20-22 and 12-13 million respectively.
Component localities
This metropolitan area will straddle in following provinces:[2]
- Hanoi
- Vĩnh Phúc Province
- Hải Dương Province
- Hưng Yên Province
- Bắc Ninh Province
- Bắc Giang Province
- Thái Nguyên Province
- Phú Thọ Province
- Hòa Bình Province
- Hà Nam Province
Major cities
Current cities and towns (as of 2012)
- Hanoi, core city
- Hải Dương
- Bắc Ninh
- Vĩnh Yên
- Phủ Lý
- Hưng Yên
- Hòa Bình
- Bắc Giang
- Việt Trì
- Thái Nguyên
- Sơn TâyTown
Major adjacent cities:
See also
- Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
References
- ^ www:Quy hoạch vùng thủ đô Hà Nội
- ^ "Vùng Thủ đô Hà Nội sẽ rộng 13.436km2, gồm 8 tỉnh, TP". VietNamNet. 2008-08-03.