Phúc Thọ
Commune in Red River Delta, Vietnam
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Phúc Thọ [fuk˧˥:tʰɔ̰ʔ˨˩] is a commune of Hanoi the capital city in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.[2]
VietnamJune 16, 2025 [note 1] (ward)
Phúc Thọ Commune
Xã Phúc Thọ Thị trấn Phúc Thọ | |
|---|---|
View of Tường Phiêu Communal Hall. | |
 Interactive map of Phúc Thọ Commune | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Municipality | Hà Nội |
| Establishment | 1994 (township) June 16, 2025 [note 1] (ward) |
| Central hall | No.39, Lạc Trị Road, Phúc Thọ Commune[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commune-level authority |
| • People Committee's Chairman | Kiều Trọng Sỹ[1] |
| • People Council's Chairman | Nguyễn Doãn Hoàn[1] |
| • Front Committee's Chairman | Lê Thị Kim Phương[1] |
| • Party Committee's Secretary | Nguyễn Doãn Hoàn[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.66 km2 (15.31 sq mi) |
| Population (July 1, 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 75,425 |
| • Density | 1,902/km2 (4,926/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh Tanka Tai |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| ZIP code | 10000–12806[note 2] |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | Phuctho.Hanoi.gov.vn Phuctho.Hanoi.dcs.vn |
History
Its name, Phúc Thọ, has been interpreted as a way of preserving the cultural, historical, and traditional values of the old district.[1][clarification needed]
20th century
Phúc Thọ Township (福壽市鎮, thị trấn Phúc Thọ) was established in 1994 by the Hà Tây Provincial People's Committee on the basis of merging two communes Phúc Hòa and Thọ Lộc. It has served as the capital of Phúc Thọ rural district for 30 years since then. However, the local authority has been frequently criticized by the press for poor management and even corruption, which has kept the living standards of the common people here the lowest in the whole Hà Tây province.[3]
21st century
On June 16, 2025, to meet the urgent needs of the plan to arrange and merge administrative units by the Central Government, the Hanoi City People's Committee has issued a Decision to dissolve all districts in their area. In rural areas, communes have been merged to reduce waste in administrative and economic plannings. According to that policy, Phúc Thọ Commune (福壽社, xã Phúc Thọ) was established through the merger of former administrative units, as follows : Phúc Thọ Township and five communes Long Thượng, Phúc Hòa, Phụng Thượng, Tích Lộc, Trạch Mỹ Lộc.[4]
Geography
Topography
Phúc Thọ Commune has relatively flat terrain and almost no mountains. This area is the confluence of the three largest rivers in the Red River Delta : Hát Giang, Hồng Hà, and Tích Giang. That feature brings advantages in transportation and agriculture, but also causes serious consequences for people's lives every rainy season.
Climate
| Climate data for Phúc Thọ Commune | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 25.6 (1.01) |
24.6 (0.97) |
43.3 (1.70) |
96.1 (3.78) |
216.6 (8.53) |
262.9 (10.35) |
311.8 (12.28) |
314.6 (12.39) |
224.3 (8.83) |
158.4 (6.24) |
63.0 (2.48) |
22.0 (0.87) |
1,751.2 (68.94) |
| Average rainy days | 9.7 | 11.1 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 149.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.8 | 85.0 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 84.6 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 85.4 | 84.6 | 82.4 | 81.3 | 80.4 | 84.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.5 | 48.8 | 49.3 | 91.6 | 172.4 | 165.4 | 181.1 | 173.4 | 170.5 | 151.3 | 130.5 | 108.9 | 1,494.7 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
