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Area: 2,198 sq. km.
Population: 2,543.5 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Ha Dong City.
Administrative divisions:
- City: Son Tay
- Districts: Ba Vi, Phuc Tho, Dan Phuong, Thach That, Hoai Duc, Quoc Oai, Chuong My, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin, My Duc, Ung Hoa, Phu Xuyen.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Dao, Tay...
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Geography
 Located in the Red River Delta, Ha Tay is surrounded by Hanoi, Hung Yen on the east, Vinh Phuc on the north, Ha Nam on the south, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho on the west. The terrain is various including mountainous, hilly and delta which are very ideal for the development of agriculture, industry, tourism and services
Climate: The annual average temperature is about 23.8�C. The hilly area has average temperature of 23.5�C, with warm, humid climate. The Ba Vi area has average temperature of 18�C. |
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Tourism
Ha
Tay
has
many
attractive
landscapes
such
as
Ba
Vi,
Dong
Mo,
Ao
Vua
(King's
pond),
Khoang
Sanh,
Thac
Da,
Suoi
Hai,
Quan
Son,
Thanh
Long
tourist
resorts,
Son
Tay
ancient
citadel?
Especially,
there
are
114
kinds
of
bird,
12
kinds
of
reptile
in
Ba
Vi
National
Park.
Ha
Tay
owns
many
famous
pagodas
like
Huong
(Perfume),
Tay
Phuong,
Tram
Gian,
Tram,
Mia
pagodas,
and
hundreds
of
caves,
which
were
used
as
homes
of
ancient
Vietnamese.
Many
festivals
attract
lots
of
visitors
every
year.
Most
of
them
take
place
during
the
1st,
2nd,
and
3rd
months
after
Tet.
The
most
famous
events
are
the
pilgrimage
to
Huong
Pagoda,
and
festivals
of
Thay,
Tay
Phuong
pagodas.
Ha
Tay
preserves
900
handicraft
villages,
of
which
120
villages
are
recognized
as
'traditional
handicraft
villages'.
They
are
silk
village
of
Van
Phuc,
Chuong
conical
hat,
La
Khe
orchard,
Phu
Vinh
rattan
bamboo,
Trang
Son
wood,
Vac
paper
fan,
Son
Dong
wooden
statue
villages.... |
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Transportation
Ha Tay is 110km of expressway No.5 from Haiphong International Seaport. Ha Dong Town is 10km far from the center of Hanoi. There are city buses between Hanoi center and Ha Dong town. The province has National Highway No.32 linking to Phu Tho Province, National Highway No.6 connecting to Hoa Binh Province and other North-West region.
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