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Area: 1,652.8 sq. km.
Population: 1,722.5 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Hai Duong City
Districts: Chi Linh, Nam Sach, Thanh Ha, Kinh Mon, Kim Thanh, Gia Loc, Tu Ky, Cam Giang, Binh Giang, Thanh Mien, Ninh Giang.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, San Diu, Muong.
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Geography
 Hai Duong is on the Red River Delta. It borders with Bac Ninh, Bac Giang provinces on the north, Haiphong, Quang Ninh provinces on the east, Hung Yen Province on the west, Thai Binh Province on the south. The network of rivers includes Thai Binh, Rang, Kinh Thay, and Dao rivers' giving good condition for agriculture and water transportation.
Climate: Hai Duong lies in tropical monsoon climate. The annual average rainfall is 1300 - 1700mm. The average temperature is 23.4ºC.
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Tourism
Long-standing
history
bequeaths
hundreds
of
cultural,
historic
relics.
They
are
Phuong
Hoang,
Kinh
Chu
An
Phu
sites,
Con
Son,
Thanh
Mai,
Hun
pagodas,
Nguyen
Trai,
Cao,
Kiep
Bac
temples,
Gieng
Ngoc
(Pearl
Well),
Thach
Ban
(Flagstone),
of
which
Con
Son
-
Kiep
Bac
are
most
popular
ones.
Hai
Duong
is
close
related
with
many
celebrities
such
as
Le
Huu
Trac,
Tran
Nguyen
Dan,
Nguyen
Trai,
Mac
Dinh
Chi,
and
Pham
Su
Manh.
The
province
is
proud
of
traditional
handicraft
villages
like
Chu
Dau
Pottery,
Chau
Khe
Gold,
Dong
Dao
Carving,
Ke
Sat
Dry
Pancake
and
Hai
Duong
Green
Bean
Cake.
Folk
songs
like
ca
tru,
cheo,
xam
are
commonly
here.
In
addition
of
these,
tourists
also
take
interest
in
Chi
Lang
Nam
Stork
Village,
home
of
thousands
of
white,
black,
fiery
stocks,
herons
and
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Transportation
The network of road, railway and river-way transportation is convenient. The province lies on railway and National Highway No.5: Hanoi - Hai Duong - Haiphong, on National Highway No.18: Bac Ninh - Hai Duong - Quang Ninh. Cong Cau river- port has a total capacity of 300,000 tons per year.
Hai Duong is 58km from Hanoi, 45km from Haiphong, and 80km from Halong Bay. |
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