Hoa Lư is a former city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam and was the capital of Ninh Bình Province. It ceased to exist as a municipal city on 1 July 2025, following the elimination of district level units in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Wikipedia article says Hoa Lư was the capital of Vietnam from 968 to 1010, under three successive dynasties, the Đinh, the Early Lê and the Lý. The city, described as a millennium heritage city, is a tourist city with many notable heritage sites, among them the Tràng An world heritage complex with the ancient capital of Hoa Lư, Tam Cốc-Bích Động, the Tràng An eco-tourism area, the Thung Nham and Thiên Hà Cave area, the special national monument of Núi Non Nước and the old quarter of Hoa Lư, together with the stone-carving village of Ninh Vân, the embroidery of Văn Lâm and the flowers of Ninh Phúc. It lies in the centre of Ninh Bình province on the north-south transport axis, 80 kilometres from Hanoi.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 20.2539,105.975
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (20.2539,105.975); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (20.2539,105.975); 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": 6.0
2. 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 20.25 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 20.25 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
20.25 105.75 Cwa
3. 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 1975-06-13Quote, 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
Hoa Lư (city) (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam
In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam
View the Sourcecitypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deOn Continent: Asia, Page trail, AsiaQuote, On Continent: Asia, Page trail, Asia
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