Hanoi

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Hanoi

Total population

8,685,607

Air quality index

98Moderate

Elevation11 m

Coordinates21.03°, 105.85°

Demographic figures from General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous municipality of Vietnam. It covers an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 mi2), and as of 2025 has a population of 8,807,523. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$48 billion in 2023, behind Ho Chi Minh City. It hosts 78 foreign embassies, the headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), its Vietnam National University system, and other governmental organizations. Hanoi had 18.7 million domestic and international visitors in 2022. It hosts the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hoàn Kiếm Lake, West Lake, and Ba Vì National Park near the outskirts of the municipality. Hanoi's urban area has architectural styles, including pre-colonial Vietnamese architecture, French colonial architecture, brutalist apartments and disorganized alleys and tube houses stemming from the city's growth in the 20th century.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Do Muoi

former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1917–2018)

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Trung Quang De

emperor of Đại Việt

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Giản Định Đế

emperor of Đại Việt

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Ly Hue Tong

Vietnamese emperor

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Lê Uy Mục

eighth king of the later Lê dynasty of Vietnam

Nguyen Tuan

Vietnamese writer (1910–1987)

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Hồ Quý Ly

Vietnamese emperor (1400–1401)

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Foun-Sen

French actress

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Hồ Hán Thương

emperor of Đại Ngu (1401–1407)

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Hồ Nguyên Trừng

Vietnamese scholar, statesman and engineer

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Nguyễn Đỗ Cung

painter (1912-1977)

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Trần Cảo

emperor of Đại Việt

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Tran Cao

Vietnamese politician and general

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Trieu Viet Vuong

Emperor of Vietnam

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Hoang Minh Giam

Vietnamese politician (1904-1995)

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Hoàng Xuân Sính

Vietnamese mathematician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hanoi

• Yatunbao
  425.8 mi away
• Boyang
  425.9 mi away
• Cushijiang
  430.4 mi away
• Yuankou
  430.8 mi away
• Tongdao
  433 mi away · pop. 60,700
• Xiacengpu
  444.8 mi away
• Sanqiao
  446.9 mi away
• Tingping
  448.8 mi away
• Huilongxu
  451.1 mi away
• Quyang
  453.5 mi away · pop. 25,696
• Jingzhou
  453.7 mi away · pop. 130,500
• Zhaiya
  455.5 mi away

Browse all places in Hanoi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hanoi

Hanoi

Mary McCarthy · 1968

The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt

Michael G. Vann · 2018

Eat Like a Local Hanoi

Eat Like a Local · 2019

Hanoi's War

Lien-Hang T. Nguyen · 2012

Di tích lịch sử văn hoá Hànội

2010

Seven years in Hanoi

Larry Chesley · 1973

Hanoi, Adieu

Mandaley Perkins · 2005

Vietnam North

Wilfred G. Burchett · 1966

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Powdered Oakblue

Arhopala bazalus

Seen 2026-08-13

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Seen 2026-08-11

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-08-11

Common Jay

Graphium doson

Seen 2026-08-11

Roxburgh fig

Ficus auriculata

Seen 2026-08-11

Podontia dalmani

Podontia dalmani

Seen 2026-08-11

Water Morning Glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Seen 2026-08-11

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2026-08-11

Riverine Scrambler

Ampelopteris prolifera

Seen 2026-08-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hanoi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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