Hòa Bình (city)

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Hòa Bình

Thành phố Hòa Bình
City (Class-3)
Hòa Bình City
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Hòa Bình is located in Vietnam
Hòa Bình
Hòa Bình
Location of Hòa Bình in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E / 20.81333°N 105.33833°E / 20.81333; 105.33833Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E / 20.81333°N 105.33833°E / 20.81333; 105.33833
Country Vietnam
ProvinceHòa Bình
Subdivision12 wards and 7 rural communes [1]
Area
 • Total348.65 km2 (134.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total135,718
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
ClimateCwa

Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷâː ɓîŋ̟] (About this soundlisten)) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and is located 76 kilometres from Hanoi and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.[3] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951–52 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam until the 2012 completion of the Son La Dam, and also the largest in Southeast Asia,[4] is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.

Demographics[]

As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,718,[2] covering an area of 348.65 km2 .

Administrative divisions[]

Hòa Bình City is divided into 19 commune-level sub-divisions, including 12 wards (Dân Chủ, Đồng Tiến, Hữu Nghị, Kỳ Sơn, Phương Lâm, Quỳnh Lâm, Tân Hòa, Tân Thịnh, Thái Bình, Thịnh Lang, Thống Nhất, Trung Minh) and 7 rural communes ( Độc Lập, Hòa Bình, Hợp Thành, Mông Hóa, Quang Tiến, Thịnh Minh, Yên Mông).

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Hòa Bình
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4) 		35.7
(96.3) 		38.5
(101.3) 		39.7
(103.5) 		41.2
(106.2) 		39.9
(103.8) 		39.3
(102.7) 		39.0
(102.2) 		36.7
(98.1) 		39.0
(102.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		33.6
(92.5) 		33.6
(92.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		24.3
(75.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		23.4
(74.1)
Average low °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.5
(68.9)
Record low °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		2.0
(35.6) 		1.9
(35.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.8) 		15
(0.6) 		38
(1.5) 		101
(4.0) 		242
(9.5) 		277
(10.9) 		295
(11.6) 		323
(12.7) 		297
(11.7) 		195
(7.7) 		62
(2.4) 		17
(0.7) 		1,880
(74.0)
Average precipitation days 8.8 9.6 11.5 14.0 18.0 18.3 18.9 18.2 14.2 11.8 7.3 5.0 155.5
Average relative humidity (%) 84.1 84.5 84.9 84.3 82.6 83.0 83.3 85.1 85.2 84.5 83.2 82.5 83.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85 65 73 113 184 165 187 171 170 160 139 129 1,641
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nghị quyết số 1189/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2021 về việc thành lập phường Quỳnh Lâm và phường Trung Minh thuộc thành phố Hòa Bình, tỉnh Hòa Bình". 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nghị quyết số 830/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2019 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã thuộc tỉnh Hòa Bình". 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ "Hòa Bình Travel Guide". World66.com. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  5. ^ "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.


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