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Hà Đông (lit. 'east of the river') was an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.[3] The district had 17 wards, covering a total area of 49.64 square kilometres (19.17 sq mi).[1] As of 2019,[2] there were 397,854 people residing in the district, the third highest of all districts in Hanoi, after Hoàng Mai. The district borders Thanh Trì district, Thanh Xuân district, Nam Từ Liêm district, Hoài Đức district, Quốc Oai district, Chương Mỹ district, Thanh Oai district.

Country Vietnam
Incorporated as a townDecember 1, 1904 (town of Hà Đông province, then Hà Tây province)
SeatHà Cầu ward
TimezoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Quick facts Quận Hà ĐôngThành phố Hà Đông, Country ...
Hà Đông Urban District
Quận Hà Đông
Thành phố Hà Đông
Urban district
Hà Trì Temple
Vạn Phúc Village
Văn Quán Lake
Skyline at night on Trần Phú Street [vi] with Hanoi Metro Line 2A in the middle
Official seal of Hà Đông Urban District
Seal
Nicknames: 
"Silkland" (Quê Lụa)
"Eastland" (Xứ Đông)
Interactive map of Hà Đông Urban District
Hà Đông Urban District is located in Vietnam
Hà Đông Urban District
Hà Đông Urban District
Location within Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°58′N 105°46′E
Country Vietnam
MunicipalityHanoi
Incorporated as a townDecember 1, 1904 (town of Hà Đông province, then Hà Tây province)
Incorporated as a cityDecember 27, 2006
Incorporated as an urban district of HanoiMay 8, 2009
DissolveJuly 1, 2025
SeatHà Cầu ward
Wards17 wards[1]
Area
[1]
 • Total
49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
397,854
 • Density8,015/km2 (20,760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area code24
ClimateCwa
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Hà Đông has a significant number of monuments, landmarks, relics, traditional festivals and craft villages.[4] It is an important transport hub and is also home to various government offices and universities.

Hà Đông was the capital city of the former Hà Tây province. In September 2009, it became an urban district of Hanoi follow the annexation of Hà Tây Province into Hanoi a year ago, due to the confusion of keeping Hà Đông (and Sơn Tây) in the city-status or change it as those area was promoted into city-status recently then and the government still not has laws for city under a municipality then until 2016 when municipal city is in the official administrative division.

Wards

Hà Đông district is subdivided to 17 wards, including:

  • Biên Giang
  • Dương Nội
  • Đồng Mai
  • Hà Cầu
  • Kiến Hưng
  • Mộ Lao
  • Nguyễn Trãi
  • Phú La
  • Phú Lãm
  • Phú Lương
  • Phúc La
  • Quang Trung
  • Trần Phú
  • Vạn Phúc
  • Văn Quán
  • Yên Nghĩa
  • Yết Kiêu

Climate

More information Climate data for, Month ...
Climate data for Hà Đông District
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)		 34.9
(94.8)		 38.9
(102.0)		 39.9
(103.8)		 41.3
(106.3)		 42.5
(108.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 39.6
(103.3)		 37.5
(99.5)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.0
(95.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 27.5
(81.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 33.4
(92.1)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 25.8
(78.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 27.5
(81.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 17.8
(64.0)		 20.3
(68.5)		 24.0
(75.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.1
(84.4)		 28.4
(83.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 18.0
(64.4)		 23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)		 15.8
(60.4)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 18.7
(65.7)		 15.3
(59.5)		 21.1
(70.0)
Record low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)		 6.1
(43.0)		 7.3
(45.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.9
(71.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.4
(47.1)		 3.6
(38.5)		 3.6
(38.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 28.2
(1.11)		 26.5
(1.04)		 45.0
(1.77)		 83.1
(3.27)		 189.4
(7.46)		 232.5
(9.15)		 254.6
(10.02)		 293.5
(11.56)		 228.8
(9.01)		 184.8
(7.28)		 87.4
(3.44)		 36.9
(1.45)		 1,687.6
(66.44)
Average rainy days 9.6 11.7 15.2 13.6 14.5 14.4 15.6 16.3 13.7 10.8 7.6 6.2 149.8
Average relative humidity (%) 83.3 85.3 86.8 88.1 85.5 82.5 82.5 85.7 86.1 82.9 81.2 80.2 84.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 65.7 49.7 50.1 87.8 170.2 167.1 181.9 167.0 162.4 146.1 133.2 110.3 1,477.8
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5]
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