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Hội An

South-eastern Asia

Hội An is a historic port city on the central coast of Vietnam, beside the Thu Bồn River. Until Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms it was a provincial city of Quảng Nam Province, which has since been merged into the city of Da Nang. Its name translates from Sino-Vietnamese as a peaceful meeting place, and Europeans long knew it as Faifo. Between the 15th and 19th centuries it was a thriving Southeast Asian trading port where Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and European merchants met. Its Old Town, which includes the Japanese Bridge dating to the 16th to 17th century, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Hội An also lies within the Cù Lao Chàm-Hội An Biosphere Reserve, designated in 2009, and joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2023.

Facts
Population
72,898 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 5
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Cities table, 2019 census column
    Hội An City QNA 64,022 69,222 72,898
  • Cities table, census year
    Hội An City QNA 64,022 69,222 72,898
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 15.8797,108.3319
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (15.8797,108.3319); 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 (15.8797,108.3319); 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": 13.0
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3. Hội An (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Coastal setting
    off the coast of the city
  • Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
    is a former city of Quảng Nam Province in Central Vietnam
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
    is a former city of Quảng Nam Province in Central Vietnam
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, trading port
    once-thriving Southeast Asian trading port
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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 15.75 108.25 (class Am) containing the city point
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 15.75 108.25 (class Am) containing the city point
15.75 108.25 Am
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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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