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Hà Giang

South-eastern Asia

Hà Giang is a former city on the banks of the Lô River in Northeast Vietnam, and was the provincial city of Hà Giang Province. The city has an area of 135.33 square kilometres and had 55,559 inhabitants at the 2019 census, drawn from 22 different ethnic groups, among which the Kinh and Tày people make up 55.7 percent. Under the Nguyễn dynasty the town of Hà Giang began to grow, and after the French conquest of the area in 1886 it became an important French colonial military outpost. The province was re-established on 12 August 1991, and on 27 September 2010 Hà Giang town was officially upgraded to a provincial city. It is a popular starting point for the Ha Giang Loop, a motorbike route along the QL4C that passes Lũng Cú, Lung Cu Flag Tower, Đồng Văn district, Sà Phìn and Mèo Vạc, and the area has been called the most beautiful place in all of Vietnam.

Facts
Population
42,962 1
Area (sq km)
135.33 2
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 5
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Cities table, 2019 census column
    Hà Giang City HGG 24,503 34,486 42,962
  • Cities table, census year
    Hà Giang City HGG 24,503 34,486 42,962
  • On Continent: Asia, Page trail, Asia
    Home → Asia → Vietnam
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2. Hà Giang (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The city has an area of 135.33 km2
  • Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
    Northeast Vietnam
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
    Northeast Vietnam
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 22.8333,104.9833
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (22.8333,104.9833); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (22.8333,104.9833); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 106.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 22.75 104.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 22.75 104.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
22.75 104.75 Cwa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
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