Hai Bà Trưng District

Hai Bà Trưng District (Trưng Sisters District) is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

Hai Bà Trưng District

Quận Hai Bà Trưng
A business and shopping complex in Lê Đại Hành ward
Country Vietnam
ProvinceHanoi
Number of wards20
SeatBách Khoa ward
Area
  Total9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total318.000
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
WebsiteOfficial website (in Vietnamese)

Established as one of the first four central districts of the city, it is named after the two heroines in Vietnamese history: the Trưng Sisters. Some of Vietnam's largest universities are located here, including the Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi National Economic University, and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.<ref>Toàn cảnh kinh té̂ Việt Nam - 1 Quang Thái Nguyẽ̂n, Hội khoa học kinh té̂ Việt Nam - 2004 p1336 "QUẬN HAI BÀ TRUNG Quận Hai Bà Trưng côn lại 961,67 ha diện tích tự nhiên và 284.615 nhân khẩu

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