Hai Bà Trưng district

"Trưng sisters district" redirects here. For the namesake, see Trưng sisters.

Hai Bà Trưng (Trưng Sisters District) is one of the four original urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.^[4] The district currently has 18 wards,^[1] covering a total area of 10.26 square kilometres (3.96 sq mi).^[2] It is bordered by Long Biên district, Đống Đa district, Thanh Xuân district, Hoàng Mai district, Hoàn Kiếm district. As of 2019,^[3] there were 303,586 people residing in the district, the population density is 30,000 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Hai Bà Trưng district Quận Hai Bà Trưng
Urban district
Hai Bà Trưng Temple Đức Viên Pagoda Hanoi University of Science and Technology Hanoi Friendship Hospital Vincom Mega Mall Times City Skyline and Vĩnh Tuy Bridge
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hanoi
Seat	Bách Khoa ward
Wards	18 wards[1]
Area [2]
• Total	10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	303,586
• Density	30,000/km2 (77,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	24
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website (in Vietnamese)

Established as one of the first four central districts of the city, it is named after the two heroines in Vietnamese history: the Trưng Sisters. Some of Vietnam's largest universities are located here, including the Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi National Economic University, and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.

History

Historically, the area was part of various administrative divisions under the old Thọ Xương and Thanh Trì districts. Before 1961, the area comprised the neighborhoods of Bạch Mai, Hai Bà, Hàng Cỏ, and parts of the former suburban District VI. In 1961, it was officially established as Hai Bà Trưng District, becoming one of Hanoi's original four inner districts after the capital’s administrative reorganization.^[5]

Geography

Hai Bà Trưng District is located in the central eastern part of Hanoi. It borders:

• Long Biên District across the Red River to the east,
• Hoàn Kiếm District to the north,
• Đống Đa and Thanh Xuân Districts to the west,
• Hoàng Mai District to the south.

Administrative divisions

Hai Bà Trưng district is divided into 18 wards^[1] (Bách Khoa, Bạch Đằng, Bạch Mai, Cầu Dền, Đống Mác, Đồng Nhân, Đồng Tâm, Lê Đại Hành, Minh Khai, Nguyễn Du, Phạm Đình Hổ, Phố Huế, Quỳnh Lôi, Quỳnh Mai, Thanh Lương, Thanh Nhàn, Trương Định, Vĩnh Tuy).