Nam Định
Nam Định
Thành phố Nam Định | |
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Nam Định City | |
![]() 03 February Cultural House | |
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Nickname(s): Côi Mountain and Vị River (Non Côi sông Vị, 孤山洧川) | |
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![]() ![]() Nam Định Location in Vietnam | |
Coordinates: 20°25′12″N 106°10′6″E / 20.42000°N 106.16833°ECoordinates: 20°25′12″N 106°10′6″E / 20.42000°N 106.16833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Nam Định |
Established | 17 October 1921 |
Government | |
• Governor | Phạm Hồng Hà |
• Chairman | Nguyễn Văn Tuấn |
Area | |
• Total | 46.4 km2 (17.9 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 412,350 |
• Density | 8,191/km2 (21,210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Climate | Cwa |
Nam Định (listen) is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Nam Định Province. The city of Nam Định is 90 km south-east of Vietnam's capital, Hanoi. From August 18–20 of each year, there is a festival held in Nam Định called the Cố Trạch. This celebration honors General Trần Hưng Đạo, a 13th-century national hero who led Vietnamese forces to victory over the invading Mongols. Nam Định (actually, the village of Trà Lũ) is also the birthplace of Letran Student, Dominican Friar and Vietnamese Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz, O.P. De la Paz was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988 (Feast Day on 24 November).
Sports[]
Nam Định has two sports facilities, Thiên Trường Stadium (formerly Cuối Stadium) and Trần Quốc Toản Indoor Stadium, which are host to football and volleyball matches. Both sports centers are located on Hùng Vương Street.
Hà Nam Ninh won the National Football Champions (V.League) in 1985 with star player Nguyễn Văn Dũng. In 2001, Nam Định took second place in the National Championships, losing to Bình Định F.C. In 2007, the Nam Định football team changed its name to Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định and won its first National Cup under its new name. In 2009 the Nam Định Football team changed its name to Megastar Nam Định F.C and failed in standing on V.League to 1st level tournament 2010.
Climate[]
hideClimate data for Nam Định | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) |
29 (1.1) |
49 (1.9) |
93 (3.7) |
177 (7.0) |
206 (8.1) |
230 (9.1) |
296 (11.7) |
323 (12.7) |
226 (8.9) |
62 (2.4) |
28 (1.1) |
1,743 (68.6) |
Average precipitation days | 9.3 | 13.1 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 143.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85.2 | 88.1 | 90.3 | 89.4 | 85.1 | 83.2 | 81.9 | 85.4 | 85.6 | 83.8 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 85.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74 | 42 | 44 | 94 | 191 | 183 | 209 | 175 | 175 | 169 | 139 | 124 | 1,619 |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1] |
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 31 July 2018.
External links[]
- Nam Dinh
- Provincial capitals in Vietnam
- Populated places in Nam Định Province
- Districts of Nam Định Province
- Cities in Vietnam