Hưng Yên is a city in Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. It is the provincial capital of Hung Yen province

Hung Yen Province

Hưng Yên is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province comprises one city and nine districts:#Ân Thi#Khoái Châu#Kim Động#Mỹ Hào#Phù Cừ#Tiên Lữ#Văn Giang#Văn Lâm#Yên Mỹ...

 and is a third-graded city according to Vietnam's city classification table.

Geography

• Hung Yen is a delta city, it is located in the south of Hung Yen province
  Hung Yen Province
  Hưng Yên is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province comprises one city and nine districts:#Ân Thi#Khoái Châu#Kim Động#Mỹ Hào#Phù Cừ#Tiên Lữ#Văn Giang#Văn Lâm#Yên Mỹ...
  
  , in the left bank (north bank) of the Red River in the Northern part of Vietnam. Hung Yen city is about 60 km away from Hanoi
  Hanoi
  Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
  
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• Hung Yen City borders Kim Dong
  Kim Dong
  Kim Động is a rural district of Hung Yen province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 123,443. The district covers an area of 115 km². The district capital lies at Luong Bang....
  
   District to the north, Tien Lu
  Tien Lu
  Tiên Lữ is a rural district of Hung Yen province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 109,496. The district covers an area of 92 km². The district capital lies at Vuong.-References:...
  
   District to the east. The Red River is the natural boundary between Hung Yen City and Ha Nam Province
  Ha Nam Province
  Hà Nam is a province of northern Vietnam, in the Red River Delta.-History:The Hà Nam Province, and Vietnam as a whole, implemented the second five-year plan between 1975 and 1980. This plan included protecting the country's national border and gradually overcoming difficulties within the country...
  
  's Ly Nhan
  Ly Nhan
  Lý Nhân is a rural district of Ha Nam province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 189,180. The district covers an area of 167 km². The district capital lies at Vinh Tru.-References:...
  
   and Duy Tien
  Duy Tien
  Duy Tien is a district of Ha Nam Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of . The district covers an area of 134 km². The district capital lies at Hoa Mac.-References:...
  
   Districts.
• Area: 46,80 km² (4.685,51 ha)

Administration

Hung Yen City administers 12 administrative divisions:

• 7 wards (phường): Le Loi, Quang Trung, Minh Khai, Hien Nam, Lam Son, Hong Chau, An Tao.

• 5 communes (xã): Bao Khe, Trung Nghia, Lien Phuong, Hong Nam, Quang Chau.

Tourism

The city is well-known in the world (especially with historians) with Pho Hien (an ancient port-city located in the area). There are still a lot of ancient Asian temples, pagodas and other religious buildings here.

Nhãn lồng

Longan

Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone known for its edible fruit.-Vernacular names:The fruit is known as longan or longyan in English...

 (caged longan - a kind of fruit) is one of Hung Yen's specialities.

See also

• Temple of Literature, Hung Yen
  Temple of Literature, Hung Yen
  Hung Yen Temple of Literature is a Confucian Temple located in Hưng Yên City. It is also known as Van Mieu Hung Yen ....
  
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