Hưng Yên
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Hưng Yên
Thành phố Hưng Yên | |
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Nickname: Phố Hiến | |
Coordinates: 20°39′N 106°04′E / 20.650°N 106.067°E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Province | Hưng Yên |
Government | |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Đỗ Xuân Tuyên |
Area | |
• Total | 73.4207 km2 (28.3479 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 147,275 |
• Density | 2,005.9/km2 (5,195/sq mi) |
Climate | Cwa |
Hưng Yên (Vietnam. It is the provincial capital of Hưng Yên Province and is a third-graded city according to Vietnam's city classification table.
) is a city inGeography
- Hưng Yên is a delta city, it is located in the south of Hưng Yên Province, in the left bank (north bank) of the Red River in the Northern part of Vietnam. Hưng Yên city is about 60 km away from Hanoi.
- Hưng Yên City borders Kim Động District to the north, Tiên Lữ District to the east. The Red River is the natural boundary between Hưng Yên City and Hà Nam Province's Lý Nhân District and Duy Tiên District.
- Area: 46.80 km2 (4,685.51 ha)
Demography
- Population: 121,486 people (2008)
Administration
Hưng Yên City administers 12 administrative divisions:
- 7 wards (phường): Lê Lợi, 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 Phố Hiến (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 (caged longan - a kind of fruit) is one of Hưng Yên's specialities.
Climate
Climate data for Hưng Yên | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) |
25 (1.0) |
48 (1.9) |
92 (3.6) |
172 (6.8) |
229 (9.0) |
219 (8.6) |
286 (11.3) |
261 (10.3) |
187 (7.4) |
75 (3.0) |
24 (0.9) |
1,644 (64.7) |
Average precipitation days | 9.1 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 146.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85.2 | 87.6 | 90.1 | 89.8 | 86.2 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 87.1 | 86.9 | 84.8 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 85.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 75 | 42 | 49 | 93 | 187 | 178 | 205 | 179 | 179 | 173 | 139 | 127 | 1,625 |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1] |
See also
References
- ^ "Vietnam Building Code Natural Physical & Climatic Data for Construction" (PDF). Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.