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Sông Cấm Hải Phòng Về Đêm năm 2025
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Haiphong features a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and warm, dry winters.

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Hai Phong

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
2.1M
Coordinates
20.84, 106.69
153rd most populous city in the world

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.

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Lê Chân, a female general, established the Hải tần Phòng thủ during the war against the Han dynasty.

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Hai Phong

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
2.1M
Coordinates
20.84, 106.69
153rd most populous city in the world

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.

From the “History” section

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Haiphong was proposed by the French to become the economic capital of Indochina in the late 19th century.

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Hai Phong

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
2.1M
Coordinates
20.84, 106.69
153rd most populous city in the world

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.

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Haiphong is the third most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of 2,103,500 in 2015.

Hai Phong
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Hai Phong

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
2.1M
Coordinates
20.84, 106.69
153rd most populous city in the world

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.

From the “Demographics” section

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The Port of Haiphong is divided into three main docks: Hoang Dieu, Chua Ve, and Dinh Vu.

Hai Phong
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Hai Phong

Vietnam

Country
Vietnam
Population
2.1M
Coordinates
20.84, 106.69
153rd most populous city in the world

Haiphong or Hai Phong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, with an area of 3,194.72 km2 (1,233.49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.

From the “Transport” section

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Photo: HP1992 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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