1. What is the area of Hanoi in the North?

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Hanoi covers an area of 3,359 square kilometers with a population of about 8.5 million people. Currently, Hanoi is the second largest city in the Red River Delta, after Quang Ninh, which is over 6,200 square kilometers. However, this city is only ranked 16th in the North.

With a natural area of over 14,000 km2, Son La is the largest province in the North and the third largest in Vietnam. Following are Dien Bien (over 9,500 km2) and Lai Chau (over 9,000 km2). Nghe An is the largest province in the country, with an area of about 16,486.5 km2.

2. Among the centrally-governed cities, where does Hanoi's area rank?

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Among the five centrally-run cities, Hanoi has the largest area. The entire city has 30 administrative units, including 12 districts, 17 counties and one town. This is also the place with the largest number of administrative units in the country.

The remaining cities include Hai Phong, ranked second with an area of 1,526 square kilometers, followed by Da Nang with 1,284 square kilometers, Ho Chi Minh City with 2,095 square kilometers, and Can Tho with 1,440 square kilometers.

3. Which of the following provinces does not border Hanoi?

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  • Tuyen Quang
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Hanoi borders 8 provinces, including Thai Nguyen and Vinh Phuc in the North; Ha Nam and Hoa Binh in the South; Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen in the East; Hoa Binh and Phu Tho in the West. Thus, Hanoi is not next to Tuyen Quang.

Hanoi's terrain has both mountains and hills (concentrated in the North and West), gradually sloping down from North to South and from West to East, of which, plains account for 3/4 of the city's natural area. The highest peaks are Ba Vi 1,281m, Gia De 707m, Chan Chim 462m, Thanh Lanh 427m and Thien Tru 378m...

4. In which year did Ha Tay province merge into Hanoi?

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Ha Tay is a former province in the Red River Delta, with an area of about 2,193 km2, which existed in two periods: 1965–1976 and 1991–2008. In 2008, Hanoi's boundaries were expanded. Ha Tay province, Me Linh district (Vinh Phuc province) and four communes of Luong Son district (Hoa Binh province) were merged into Hanoi. After being expanded, Hanoi has an area of more than 334,470 hectares, three times larger than before and ranked 17th among the capitals with the largest area in the world.

5. According to the plan, how many urban areas will Hanoi have?

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According to the Hanoi Capital Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, Hanoi will have 5 urban areas, including the central urban area; the western city; the Son Tay - Ba Vi urban area; the northern city; and the southern urban area.

In addition, the capital is also divided into 5 regions according to socio-economics: the central region, the region north of the Red River, the region south of the capital, the region southwest of the capital, and the region northwest of the capital.