Ngô Quyền district
Quận Ngô Quyền | |
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  Ngô Quyền district | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′41″N 106°41′45″E / 20.861297°N 106.695740°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Municipality | Haiphong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 165,309 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
Ngô Quyền is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam. It is named after King Ngô Quyền who defeated the Chinese at the famous Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han dynasty.[1]
Districts of the Red River Delta | ||
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| Hanoi city |
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| Haiphong city | ||
| Bắc Ninh province | ||
| Hà Nam province | ||
| Hải Dương province |
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| Hưng Yên province | ||
| Nam Định province | ||
| Ninh Bình province | ||
| Thái Bình province | ||
| Vĩnh Phúc province |
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※ denotes provincial seat. | ||
References
- ↑ Van Dao Hoang Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang: A Contemporary History of a National Struggle: 1927-1954 Page 7 2008 "... expression of the traditional attitude against foreign invasion derived from such heroes as Trưng Sisters Queens, Ngô Quyền, Lê Lợi, Hưng Đạo, and Quang Trung."
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