Hanoi

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Hanoi

Total population

8,685,607

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 encompasses 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 has 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 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.

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.

Gallery

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

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