Hai Phong
Centrally run city in North Vietnam
Image: Daniele Franchi / Unsplash
- Region
- North Vietnam
- Seat of government
- Hai Phong
- Area
- 3,195 km² (1,233 sq mi)1,233 sq mi (3,195 km²)
- Population
- 4,664,124Figure in Resolution 202/2025/QH15
- 2025 merger
- Formed on 1 July 2025 from Hai Phong and Hai Duong
Places to visit in Hai Phong
We have no place guide in Hai Phong yet. The nearest one is Ha Long Bay, 55 km (34 mi)34 mi (55 km) from Hai Phong city as the crow flies.
Getting there
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies from Hai Phong, the seat of government. By road the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use.
- HPHCat Bi International Airport6 km (4 mi)4 mi (6 km)
- VDOVan Don International Airport86 km (53 mi)53 mi (86 km)
- HANNoi Bai International Airport101 km (63 mi)63 mi (101 km)
Other provinces in North Vietnam
Sources
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- Resolution 202/2025/QH15 on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units. National Assembly of Vietnam. Adopted 12 June 2025; the merged provinces started work on 1 July 2025. Area, population and the provinces merged into Hai Phong.
- Conclusion 163 and Resolution 60-NQ/TW (2025) on the new provinces and their seats (Thu Vien Phap Luat). Seat of government of Hai Phong.
- OurAirports. Airports with scheduled flights; straight-line distance from Hai Phong worked out by us.
- Scenic view of limestone islands on the water. Photo at the top of this page by Daniele Franchi, Unsplash License.