Hà Tĩnh

Hà Tĩnh (Vietnamese: [hâː tǐŋ̟ˀ] ⓘ) is a city in Vietnam.[1] It is the capital of Hà Tĩnh Province, and lies in the North Central Coast region. It is located on National Highway 1A. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi is located 340 km north of Hà Tĩnh, Vinh is located 50 km to the north, and Huế is located 314 km to the south. Hà Tĩnh is 12.5 km from the East Sea.

Hà Tĩnh
Thành phố Hà Tĩnh
City (Class-2)
Hà Tĩnh City
View from the Sailing Tower building
View from the Sailing Tower building
Official seal of Hà Tĩnh
Seal
Hà Tĩnh is located in Vietnam
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh
Location of Hà Tĩnh in Vietnam
Hà Tĩnh is located in Southeast Asia
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh (Southeast Asia)
Hà Tĩnh is located in Asia
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh
Hà Tĩnh (Asia)
Coordinates: 18°20′N 105°54′E
Country Vietnam
ProvinceHà Tĩnh
Upgraded to city28 May 2007
Government
 • People's Committee PresidentNguyễn Văn Quý
 • People's Association PresidentHà Văn Trọng
Area
 • Total5,619 km2 (2,170 sq mi)
Population
202,062
ClimateCfa/Am/Af
Websitehttp://hatinhcity.gov.vn

Geography
  • North borders: Thạch Hà town (via Cày bridge), Cửa Sót river.
  • West borders: Thạch Đài Commune, Cày river (Thạch Hà district).
  • Southern borders: Cẩm Bình Commune, Cẩm Vịnh Commune (Cẩm Xuyên district).
  • Eastern borders: Đồng Môn river (Thạch Hà district, Lộc Hà)

Administrative divisions

Hà Tĩnh city consists of 16 administration units: 10 wards and 6 communes:

  • Nam Hà ward
  • Bắc Hà ward
  • Tân Giang ward
  • Trần Phú ward
  • Nguyễn Du ward
  • Hà Huy Tập ward
  • Đại Nài ward
  • Văn Yên ward
  • Thạch Linh ward
  • Thạch Quý ward
  • Thạch Bình commune
  • Thạch Trung commune
  • Thạch Môn commune
  • Thạch Hạ commune
  • Thạch Hưng commune
  • Thạch Đồng commune

Education

There are many tertiary education institutions such as Hà Tĩnh University, Hà Tĩnh College of Medicine, Nguyễn Du Cultural, Sports and Tourism College, Hà Tĩnh Vocational College of Technology and Vietnam-Germany College of Vocation. Some high schools include Hà Tĩnh Senior High School, Phan Đình Phùng High School and Thành Sen (Lotus City) High School.

Climate

Hà Tĩnh has a marginal and unusually wet humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) bordering on both a tropical monsoon climate (Am) and a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Af) – the last of these being a rare climate type in Vietnam. The heaviest rain is in the northeast monsoon season from September to November, when 1,616 millimetres or 63.6 inches can be expected, but rainfall exceeds 50 millimetres or 2 inches even in the driest months of the “spring” season. The weather during the “winter” season from December to February is warm, humid and somewhat rainy, whilst the “summer” from May to August is hot to sweltering although drier than most of Indochina due to the influence of the mountains to the southwest.

Climate data for Hà Tĩnh
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)		 36.2
(97.2)		 38.5
(101.3)		 40.3
(104.5)		 41.5
(106.7)		 40.1
(104.2)		 40.7
(105.3)		 39.7
(103.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 35.2
(95.4)		 35.3
(95.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 41.5
(106.7)
Average high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 28.5
(83.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 34.1
(93.4)		 34.3
(93.7)		 33.1
(91.6)		 30.8
(87.4)		 27.9
(82.2)		 24.8
(76.6)		 21.7
(71.1)		 27.7
(81.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 20.8
(69.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.0
(82.4)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.8
(83.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 24.6
(76.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 24.2
(75.6)
Average low °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 24.9
(76.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 24.5
(76.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.7
(71.1)
Record low °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)		 8.0
(46.4)		 8.2
(46.8)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 17.0
(62.6)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.3
(52.3)		 6.8
(44.2)		 5.6
(42.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95.9
(3.78)		 85.8
(3.38)		 61.3
(2.41)		 78.0
(3.07)		 152.5
(6.00)		 138.7
(5.46)		 114.1
(4.49)		 231.9
(9.13)		 525.6
(20.69)		 728.0
(28.66)		 312.2
(12.29)		 159.8
(6.29)		 2,651.4
(104.39)
Average rainy days 15.0 14.9 15.0 11.2 11.0 8.5 7.8 11.6 14.8 18.0 15.6 13.9 157.5
Average relative humidity (%) 89.9 91.3 90.4 87.0 80.5 74.8 73.4 79.3 85.1 87.3 87.4 87.3 84.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.7 53.0 73.1 135.8 219.3 210.8 226.5 191.8 156.5 129.5 94.4 73.5 1,629.6
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2]
  • City Cultural Center
    City Cultural Center

See also

References
  1. Atlas of the World, Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 236.
  2. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).

18°20′N 105°54′E

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