Area:
2,192.1
sq. km.
Population:
2,500,000
habitants (2004)
Capital:
Ha Dong Town.
Administrative divisions:
- Town:
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...
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 23.8ºC. The hilly area has average
temperature of 23.5ºC, with warm, humid climate.
The Ba Vi area has average temperature of 18ºc.
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....
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 |
