Đống Đa District

Dong Da District
Quận Đống Đa
Urban district
Temple of Literature in Văn Miếu ward
Country  Vietnam
Province Hanoi
Number of wards 21
Seat Thổ Quan ward
Area
 • Total 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 352,000
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)

Đống Đa (literally Banyan Heap) is one of the four original urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The district is named after the Đống Đa Mound, where the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa between Tây-Sơn and the Manchu Qing army ended. It is also home to the Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu), a cultural symbol of the city.

Geography

Đống Đa is bordered by Ba Đình to the north, Hoàn Kiếm to the northeast, Hai Bà Trưng to the east, Thanh Xuân to the south, and Cầu Giấy to the west.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 21 wards (phường).

  • Văn Miếu
  • Quốc Tử Giám
  • Hàng Bột
  • Nam Đồng
  • Trung Liệt
  • Khâm Thiên
  • Phương Liên
  
  • Phương Mai
  • Khương Thượng
  • Ngã Tư Sở
  • Láng Thượng
  • Cát Linh
  • Văn Chương
  • Ô Chợ Dừa
  
  • Quang Trung
  • Thổ Quan
  • Trung Phụng
  • Kim Liên
  • Trung Tự
  • Thịnh Quang
  • Láng Hạ

Economy

Several of Vietnam's largest companies, such as Petrolimex, PetroVietnam and VPBank are headquartered in this district.

See also


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