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Hanoi

South-eastern Asia

Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous centrally-governed city of Vietnam. Its capital establishment dates to 1010, and it covers an area of about 3,358.6 square kilometres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
8,855,946 1
The infobox population_total figure for 2025; the article lead paragraph separately cites a differing 8,807,523 figure that its own footnote flags as needing a more current source.
Area (sq km)
3359.84 1
Founding Year
1010 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
16 2
Latitude
21 degrees north 1
Longitude
105.85 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Indochina, Regions

Hanoi is among the largest metropolitan areas of Mainland Southeast Asia.

Source Indochina (Wikipedia)
Vietnam, Countries

Hanoi is Vietnam's capital.

Source Hanoi (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Vietnam, Countries

Hanoi is Vietnam's capital.

Source Hanoi (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Grouptier 2
Viettel Group

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Vietteltier 2
Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi National University') is a public research university system in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Supreme People's Court of Vietnam

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sources
1. Hanoi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
  • Infobox: population_total
    8,855,946
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    3,359.84
  • Infobox coordinates
    105.85
  • Lead section
    In 1010, under the Lý dynasty, emperor Lý Thái Tổ established the capital of the imperial nation Đại Việt in what would later become central Hanoi, naming the city Thăng Long ([tʰɐŋ loŋ], 'ascending dragon').
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2. Hanoi (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 16 m
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Hanoi
Wikidata Q1858, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Indochina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Indochina, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Indochina, Lead section
with both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City among the largest metropolitan areas.
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