Hanoi
Centrally run city in North Vietnam
Image: Dean Erasmus / Unsplash
- Region
- North Vietnam
- Seat of government
- Hanoi
- Area
- 3,360 km² (1,297 sq mi)1,297 sq mi (3,360 km²)
- Population
- 8,807,523Government figure for the 34 provinces, 2025
- 2025 merger
- Unchanged in the 2025 merger
Places to visit in Hanoi
Getting there
The three nearest airports with scheduled flights, as the crow flies from Hanoi, the seat of government. By road the trip is longer, and the nearest airport is not always the easiest one to use.
- HANNoi Bai International Airport22 km (14 mi)14 mi (22 km)
- HPHCat Bi International Airport95 km (59 mi)59 mi (95 km)
- THDTho Xuan Airport131 km (81 mi)81 mi (131 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. Lists Hanoi among the units left unchanged.
- Government table of the 34 provinces and cities by region (Thu Vien Phap Luat). Area and population of Hanoi.
- OurAirports. Airports with scheduled flights; straight-line distance from Hanoi worked out by us.
- Red bridge over water with distant city skyline. Photo at the top of this page by Dean Erasmus, Unsplash License.