Facts About Hai Duong
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Hai Duong is a city in Vietnam. It’s the capital of Hải Dương Province and a highly industrialized province in the Hanoi Capital Region and the Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam.
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The name “Hải Dương” come from Sino-Vietnamese mean “ocean sun” in English.
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The name first appeared officially in 1498. In feudal times, Hải Dương indicated a vast area from the east of Hanoi to the sea.
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Hai Duong city was built in 1804 and was first called “Thành Đông”, referring to the citadel east of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi.
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From 2019, Hai Duong city contains 20 wards and 7 communes.
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The geographic Coordinates of Hai Duong is: 20°56′23″N 106°19′50″E
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The estimated population of Hai Duong is 507,469.
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The total area of Hai Duong city is 71.38 km2 / 27.56 sq mi.
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Hải Dương city is bordered to the north-east by Nam Sách and Thanh Hà districts, to the west by Cẩm Giàng District, and to the south by Gia Lộc and Tứ Kỳ districts, and also a branch of the Sat River.
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The elevation of Hai Duong city is 26 ft above sea level.
