Facts About Haiphong
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Haiphong is also known as Hai Phong, is a major industrial city, the third-largest city of Vietnam.
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Hai Phong is the centre of technology, economy, culture, medicine, education, science and trade in the Red River delta.
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Haiphong was founded in 1887 as a seaport province by colonists during French colonial rule.
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In 1888, the president of the French Third Republic, Sadi Carnot, promulgated a decree to establish Haiphong. From 1954 to 1975, Haiphong served as the most important maritime city of North Vietnam, and it became one of the direct-controlled municipalities of a reunified Vietnam with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 1976.
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In the 21st century, Haiphong has emerged as a trading gateway, modern, green industrial city of Vietnam, oriented to become the third special-class city of Vietnam by 2030 to 2050 at the latest.
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The estimated population of Haiphong is 2.029 million.
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The topography of Haiphong in the southern part is quite low having an altitude from 0.7 to 1.7 meters above sea level.
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Haiphong is twinned with Da Nang, Vietnam; Incheon, South Korea; Seattle, USA; Tianjin, China; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Vladivostok, Russia & Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Haiphong port is one of the largest ports in Vietnam and south-east Asia as a whole. The Port of Haiphong on the Cấm River is divided into three main docks.
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Haiphong’s coolest months, January and February, sees average high temperatures reach 20 °C and average low temperatures at around 14 °C. The warmest months, June and July, sees average high temperatures hover around 33 °C.
Facts About Haiphong