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Hanoi Geography
Topography
Covering an area of more than 900
km Hanoi comprises two kinds of topographical
features: the delta and the Middle Region of Bac
Bo. Most of the deltaic land lies on both sides
of the Red River and its tributaries (Duong, Day
rivers, etc.). The Middle Region part comprises
Soc Son district and a portion of Dong Anh
district, prolongation of the Tam Dao
mountainous mass. stretching towards the Delta;
it is 7-10 m or sometimes even hundreds of
meters above the sea level. That is why, Hanoi
topography has an inclination in the direction
North-South (from Soc Son - Dong Anh to Thanh
Tri).
Hanoi lies at the centre of the triangular basin
of the Red River. 50 km from Hanoi to the North,
lies the tourist site of Tam Dao, and at the
same distance to the South-West is Ba Vi. In
Hanoi region, the chain of Soc Son (Soc
Mount).is a prolongation of the mountainous mass
of Tam Dao, which culminates at a height of
308m. This chain has different appellations: Ma
Mount, or Temple (Den) Mount (because there is a
temple on the summit of the mountain, called Den
Soc, at the place of which Giong Genius was
deified, rising to the sky on his iron horse),
or Ve Linh Mount. Soc Mount is situated in the
commune of Phu Linh, Soc Son district. Besides,
Hanoi has other hills and mountains rising above
the flat ground: Sai Mount (Thuy Lam commune,
Dong Anh district) Phuc Tuong Mount (Co Bi
commune, Gia Lam district) and at the centre of
Hanoi, above the area of the old Botanical
Garden stands the Nung Mount, also called Long
Do or Khan Mount, giving more picturesqueness to
the configuration of Thang Long.
Rivers and Steams
Many rivers flow through Hanoi. At first,
there is the 1,183 km long Red River taking its
course from Van Nam JOEL (China). Its section
flowing through Hanoi from Dong Anh district to
Thanh Tri district is 40 km long. The Duong the
second largest river in Hanoi separates itself
from the Red River at Xuan Canh (Xuan Canh
commune, Dong Anh) then flows through the Ngoc
Thuy, Yen Thuong communes, cuts the National
Highway IA at the Duong Bridge, and through the
territory of Gia Lam for 17 km, before running
to the territory of Ha Bac province to empty
itself into the Thai Binh Binh River. Besides
these two rivers, Hanoi has many other
waterways, which, although smaller and shorter,
are connected with the long-standing history of
Hanoi, for instance, the To Lich River has
linked to the development of Hanoi for 1,500
years; its junction with the Red River (at the
beginning of Cho Gao Street) being filled in at
the end of the last century, there only exists
the section flowing between the two streets,
Thuy Khue - Hoang Hoa Tham and the Buoi market
aurning to the South direction under the Giay
Bridge, it runs through Nga Tu So towards the
Buou
Climate
Hanoi region, lying in a plain, far from
sea, belongs to the zone of hot climate under
the influence of the South and Northeast
monsoons. Winter is cold and dry; from February
to March, drizzles and the Northeast monsoon are
frequent. It is hot from April to June. From
July to September, there are heavy rains and
inundations. Autumn is the most beautiful season
in Hanoi. Annual average rainfall in Hanoi is
1,678 nun. Temperature in January is 160C, in
June 280C, sometimes it reaches 360-380C. So,
the annual temperature varies from under 80C as
minimum to 400C as maximum.
Transportation
From Hanoi, we can join every part of the
country thanks to a convenient system of
communication lines. Concerning aviation, there
are Noi Bai International Airport (Soc Son
district, 40 km, from the centre of Hanoi), Gia
Lam Airport (8 km from Hanoi), which was the
principal airport of Hanoi before the years 70
and is now one for helicopters ready to fly
tourists to places of scenic beauty. Hanoi is a
railway junction for domestic lines and also
connected with international lines to Pekin
(China) and to Europe... It is also a
convergence point for land and shipping routes.
It is said that "all roads lead to Hanoi".
Hanoi has been uniting many favourable
conditions since long ago, since the day when
King Ly Thai To decided to transfer his capital
from Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh) to Dai La which became
the capital Thang Long in the month of July of
the Year Canh Tuat (1010), by the Royal Edict on
the transfer of the capital. So, Ly Thai To was
both the founder of the Ly Dynasty (1010-1225)
and that of Thang Long - Hanoi.
Cyclo
& push bike
Hanoi taxi
Airport Taxi
Ha Noi
Tel: (844) 873 3333
City Taxi
Ha Noi
Tel: (844) 822 2222
Hanoi Taxi
Ha Noi
Tel: (844) 853 5252
Mai Linh Taxi
Ha Noi
Tel: (844) 822 2666
Hanoi bus
www.hanoibus.com.vn
Population
In 1995, Hanoi had 2,326,000 inhabitants
from the central area and the suburbs
altogether. In the suburban districts and also a
portion of Tay Ho district, most of the
inhabitants are natives of Hanoi, whereas in the
districts of the central area, the inhabitants
came from different parts of the country to cam
their living or to work in government offices
and have settled there. Hanoi inhabitants are
essentially the Viet but we can also notice the
presence of other ethnicities.
Thanks to its geographical vantage-point, Hanoi
enjoys a favourable position of a domestic and
external trading centre. It is the hands and the
minds of the labourious and creative Hanoians of
the past and present that have made this city
worthy of being the political, economic and
cultural centre of the country, the capital of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, one of the
most attractive capitals in the world.
Hanoi Geography
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