Nam Định

Nam Định (listenⓘ) is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Nam Định Province. The city of Nam Định is 90 km Southeast of Vietnam's capital, Hanoi. From August 18–20 of each year, there is a festival held in Nam Định called the Cố Trạch. This celebration honors General Trần Hưng Đạo, a 13th-century national hero who led Vietnamese forces to victory over the invading Mongols.

Nam Định
Thành phố Nam Định
City (Class-1)
Nam Định City
03 February Cultural House
03 February Cultural House
Official seal of Nam Định
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Côi Mountain and Vị River (Non Côi sông Vị, 孤山洧川)
Nam Định is located in Vietnam
Nam Định
Nam Định
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°25′12″N 106°10′6″E
Country Vietnam
ProvinceNam Định
Established17 October 1921
Government
 • GovernorPhạm Hồng Hà
 • ChairmanNguyễn Văn Tuấn
Area
 • Total46.4 km2 (17.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total412,350
 • Density8,191/km2 (21,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indochina Time)
ClimateCwa

Sports

Nam Định has two sports facilities, Thiên Trường Stadium (formerly Cuối Stadium) and Trần Quốc Toản Indoor Stadium, which are host to football and volleyball matches. Both sports centers are located on Hùng Vương Street.

Hà Nam Ninh won the National Football Champions (V.League) in 1985 with star player Nguyễn Văn Dũng. In 2001, Nam Định took second place in the National Championships, losing to Bình Định F.C. In 2007, the Nam Định football team changed its name to Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định and won its first National Cup under its new name. In 2009 the Nam Định Football team changed its name to Megastar Nam Định F.C and failed in standing on V.League to 1st level tournament 2010.

Climate
Climate data for Nam Định
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1)		 35.2
(95.4)		 36.7
(98.1)		 38.3
(100.9)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.2
(104.4)		 40.0
(104.0)		 38.0
(100.4)		 36.5
(97.7)		 35.5
(95.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 31.3
(88.3)		 40.2
(104.4)
Average high °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 31.3
(88.3)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.0
(91.4)		 32.0
(89.6)		 30.8
(87.4)		 28.7
(83.7)		 25.4
(77.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 27.1
(80.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 27.4
(81.3)		 29.1
(84.4)		 29.4
(84.9)		 28.6
(83.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 25.0
(77.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 23.7
(74.7)
Average low °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.7
(76.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.0
(77.0)		 22.5
(72.5)		 19.1
(66.4)		 15.6
(60.1)		 21.3
(70.3)
Record low °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)		 5.3
(41.5)		 6.4
(43.5)		 12.1
(53.8)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.2
(66.6)		 21.3
(70.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 6.7
(44.1)		 5.1
(41.2)		 3.0
(37.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.3
(1.07)		 27.4
(1.08)		 50.4
(1.98)		 85.7
(3.37)		 175.9
(6.93)		 192.1
(7.56)		 240.2
(9.46)		 298.5
(11.75)		 315.4
(12.42)		 202.3
(7.96)		 66.1
(2.60)		 27.0
(1.06)		 1,701.4
(66.98)
Average rainy days 9.8 12.8 16.8 13.1 12.7 13.1 16.1 14.5 11.5 11.5 7.0 6.4 146.3
Average relative humidity (%) 84.6 87.6 89.5 88.6 84.4 82.0 81.8 85.2 85.1 83.0 81.9 81.7 84.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 69.9 42.4 40.8 90.3 184.9 178.6 195.9 165.2 161.9 153.4 130.8 110.6 1,517.2
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[1]
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina [2]

Culture

Religious sites in Nam Định city include Trần Temple, Phổ Minh Temple, Nam Định Church (Archdiocese of Hanoi) and Khoái Đồng Church (Diocese of Bùi Chu).

Museums in Nam Định include the Nam Định Textile Museum.

Residents of the city of Nam Định were the first to create Vietnamese traditional phở. It is considered Vietnam's national dish.[3]

Sister cities

Notable people

References
  1. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
  2. https://seadelt.net/Asset/Source/Document_ID-254_No-01.pdf Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  3. History of Pho, the National Dish of the Vietnamese, Vocal media.
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