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Provincial city in Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Hoa Lư
Provincial city (Class-1)
Hoa Lư City
Thành phố Hoa Lư
Official seal of Hoa LưSeal
Hoa Lư is located in VietnamHoa LưHoa LưLocation of Hoa Lư in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°15′14″N 105°58′30″E / 20.25389°N 105.97500°E / 20.25389; 105.97500
Country Vietnam
ProvinceNinh Binh
Area
 • Total150.24 km (58.01 sq mi)
Population
 • Total319,125
 • Density2,001.8/km (5,185/sq mi)
ClimateCwa

Hoa Lư is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province. The former name is Ninh Binh before 2024.

Geography

Hoa Lư Ancient Capital is located in Trường Yên Commune (vi).

It takes 2 hours by coach to travel from Hanoi to Hoa Lư.

History

The citadel of Ninh Bình (1884)

The name of Ninh Binh officially existed since 1822. During the Nguyen dynasty, in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign, the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin. Although the Vietnamese authorities in Ninh Bình made no attempt to hinder the passage of an expedition launched by Henri Rivière in March 1883 to capture Nam Định, they were known to be hostile towards the French. In November 1883, on the eve of the Sơn Tây campaign, the French occupied the citadel of Ninh Bình without resistance and installed a garrison.

On 1 January 2025, Ninh Bình city and Hoa Lư district merged to form Hoa Lư city.

Climate

Hoa Lư experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The coldest month is January with a mean temperature of 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) and the warmest month is July with a mean temperature of 29.2 °C (84.6 °F).

Climate data for Hoa Lư
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3) 		35.2
(95.4) 		36.6
(97.9) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.7
(105.3) 		40.1
(104.2) 		39.5
(103.1) 		39.1
(102.4) 		36.6
(97.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.7
(71.1) 		27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.5
(83.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.8
(71.2) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.9
(60.6) 		21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		5.7
(42.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		10.6
(51.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		5.4
(41.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 27.9
(1.10) 		26.4
(1.04) 		46.3
(1.82) 		74.4
(2.93) 		169.3
(6.67) 		210.5
(8.29) 		236.3
(9.30) 		314.9
(12.40) 		362.4
(14.27) 		219.1
(8.63) 		67.3
(2.65) 		28.6
(1.13) 		1,783.5
(70.22)
Average rainy days 9.0 12.8 16.4 12.4 12.6 13.3 13.6 16.1 14.9 11.9 7.8 6.3 147.1
Average relative humidity (%) 84.4 87.5 89.4 88.8 84.9 82.4 82.0 85.5 85.2 82.5 80.9 80.7 84.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 69.9 45.1 44.2 91.8 184.9 179.4 195.8 165.2 160.8 149.9 127.8 108.5 1,511.6
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology

References

  1. 200 năm danh xưng Ninh Bình: Cội nguồn tạo nên sức mạnh và khát vọng vươn lên
  2. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).

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