Thái Bình

Thái Bình City (listen^ⓘ) is a city in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thái Bình Province. The city is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people (2006).

Thái Bình
Provincial city (Class-2)
Thái Bình City Thành phố Thái Bình
Thái Bình Provincial Museum in Thái Bình City
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Coordinates: 20°26′46″N 106°20′32″E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Thái Bình
Established	29 April 2004
Area
• Total	67.7135 km2 (26.1443 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	268,167
• Density	3,961/km2 (10,260/sq mi)
Climate	Cwa

History

The Workers' House of Culture

In the 10th century, the area was the domain of the Tran clan, which rose in power to become the Trần Dynasty of Vietnam in the early 13th century. The town Thái Bình (Sino-Vietnamese: 太平) developed near the Keo Pagoda constructed in 1061.

Before the prime minister declared it a city in June 2004, Thai Binh was officially a town. The city is the center of economics and culture in its province. Thai Binh Medical College is considered one of the highest quality medical colleges in Vietnam.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Thái Bình
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	31.7 (89.1)	34.6 (94.3)	35.9 (96.6)	39.0 (102.2)	38.2 (100.8)	39.2 (102.6)	39.2 (102.6)	38.0 (100.4)	36.3 (97.3)	34.5 (94.1)	32.6 (90.7)	30.1 (86.2)	39.2 (102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.4 (66.9)	19.7 (67.5)	22.1 (71.8)	26.3 (79.3)	30.5 (86.9)	32.5 (90.5)	32.5 (90.5)	31.6 (88.9)	30.4 (86.7)	28.4 (83.1)	25.3 (77.5)	21.7 (71.1)	26.7 (80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	17.2 (63.0)	19.6 (67.3)	23.4 (74.1)	27.0 (80.6)	28.8 (83.8)	29.2 (84.6)	28.4 (83.1)	27.1 (80.8)	24.6 (76.3)	21.4 (70.5)	17.9 (64.2)	23.4 (74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	15.5 (59.9)	17.9 (64.2)	21.5 (70.7)	24.5 (76.1)	26.2 (79.2)	26.7 (80.1)	25.9 (78.6)	24.6 (76.3)	21.9 (71.4)	18.5 (65.3)	15.1 (59.2)	21.0 (69.8)
Record low °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	5.5 (41.9)	6.7 (44.1)	12.8 (55.0)	16.9 (62.4)	19.4 (66.9)	21.9 (71.4)	21.6 (70.9)	16.5 (61.7)	11.6 (52.9)	9.1 (48.4)	4.4 (39.9)	4.1 (39.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	29.3 (1.15)	25.5 (1.00)	46.9 (1.85)	78.4 (3.09)	159.9 (6.30)	186.8 (7.35)	223.8 (8.81)	302.0 (11.89)	329.5 (12.97)	203.7 (8.02)	69.0 (2.72)	25.5 (1.00)	1,680.3 (66.15)
Average rainy days	9.4	13.1	16.5	12.6	12.4	12.6	12.7	15.8	15.1	11.8	7.7	6.3	146.1
Average relative humidity (%)	85.5	88.6	90.3	90.0	86.5	83.5	82.8	86.8	87.0	84.6	82.6	82.5	85.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	68.9	39.8	38.9	90.0	190.0	184.2	203.6	170.2	170.2	161.8	135.8	111.8	1,556.5
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]

Administration

Thái Bình city has 19 administrative units at the commune level, including 10 wards (phường): Bồ Xuyên, Đề Thám, Hoàng Diệu, Kỳ Bá, Lê Hồng Phong, Phú Khánh, Quang Trung, Tiền Phong, Trần Hưng Đạo, Trần Lãm and 9 communes: Đông Hoà, Đông Mỹ, Đông Thọ, Phú Xuân, Tân Bình, Vũ Chính, Vũ Đông, Vũ Lạc, Vũ Phúc.