Thủy Nguyên district explained

Thủy Nguyên City
Official Name:Thành phố Thủy Nguyên
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:Country
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Thủy Đường
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Red River Delta
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Haiphong
Parts Type:Subdivision
Parts:17 wards, 4 rural communes
Leader Title1:Secretary of the Party
Leader Name1:Phạm Văn Thép
Leader Title2:Chairman of People's Council
Leader Name2:Nguyễn Thành Lung
Leader Title3:Chairman of People's Committee
Leader Name3:Nguyễn Huy Hoàng
Area Total Km2:269.10
Population Total:570,000
Population Urban:450,000
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:Vietnamese
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+07:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Thủy Nguyên is a municipal city (sub-city) of Haiphong, the third largest municipality of Vietnam. It is known as one of the fastest developing districts in Haiphong and Northern Vietnam. The city will be established in 2025 from the old Thủy Nguyên district. Thủy Nguyên has many features:

Thủy Nguyên is also a tourist destination that has a resort with a five-star hotel at Sông Giá.

The Bạch Đằng River flows through Thủy Nguyên.

The Bính Bridge crosses the Cấm River and connects the district with the city of Hai Phong.

Administrative divisions

Thủy Nguyên is subdivided into 17 wards: An Lư, Dương Quan, Hoa Động, Hòa Bình, Hoàng Lâm, Lập Lễ, Lê Hồng Phong, Lưu Kiếm, Nam Triệu Giang, Phạm Ngũ Lão, Minh Đức, Quảng Thanh, Tam Hưng, Thiên Hương, Thủy Đường, Thủy Hà, Trần Hưng Đạo, and 4 rural communes: Bạch Đằng, Liên Xuân, Ninh Sơn, Quang Trung.

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