Hải Dương is a former provincial city of the former Hải Dương province, and the English article now describes it as a ward in the municipality of Hai Phong, Vietnam, which inherited its name from the former city and province. The Vietnamese Wikipedia article places the city in the economic triangle of Hanoi, Haiphong and Quảng Ninh, in the centre of the province, 57 kilometres east of Hanoi and 45 kilometres west of Haiphong, bordered by Thanh Hà and Kim Thành districts to the east, Cẩm Giàng district to the west, Gia Lộc and Tứ Kỳ districts to the south and Nam Sách district to the north. On 12 June 2025 the National Assembly adopted Resolution 202/2025/QH15, under which Hải Dương province was merged into Hai Phong. On 16 June 2025 the whole area and population of Trần Hưng Đạo, Nhị Châu, Ngọc Châu and Quang Trung wards were merged to form the new ward named Hải Dương.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities table, 2019 census column
Hải Dương City HDU 165,548 190,484 215,593
Cities table, census year
Hải Dương City HDU 165,548 190,484 215,593
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 20.9382,106.3365
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (20.9382,106.3365); 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 (20.9382,106.3365); 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": 7.0
3. 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 20.75 106.25 (class Cwa) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 20.75 106.25 (class Cwa) containing the city point
20.75 106.25 Cwa
4. 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
Hải Dương (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
Hải Dương is a ward in the municipality of Hai Phong, Vietnam
In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
Hải Dương is a ward in the municipality of Hai Phong, Vietnam
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