Ha Long City was established in December 1993 on the basis of the entire area and population of the old Hong Gai town. In early 2020, after merging with Hoanh Bo district, Ha Long became the city of the province with the largest area with 1,119 square kilometers.
Ha Long city is located at the northwest point of the Gulf of Tonkin. The East borders Cam Pha city; the West borders Uong Bi city and Quang Yen town; the South borders Cat Hai district, Hai Phong city and Ha Long Bay; The North borders Son Dong, Bac Giang and Ba Che districts. The natural area of the city includes the land area and hundreds of limestone islands in Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay.
Administratively, Ha Long City consists of 33 administrative units, including 21 wards and 12 communes:
– 21 wards: Ha Khanh, Ha Lam, Ha Trung, Ha Phong, Ha Tu, Hong Hai, Cao Thang, Cao Xanh, Yet Kieu, Tran Hung Dao, Bach Dang, Hong Gai, Bai Chay, Hong Ha, Ha Khau, Day Well, Hung Thang, Tuan Chau, Viet Hung, Dai Yen, Hoanh Bo.
– 12 communes: Bang Ca, Dan De, Dong Lam, Dong Son, Hoa Binh, Ky Thuong, Le Loi, Quang La, Son Duong, Tan Dan, Thong Nhat, Vu Oai.
As the concentrated capital of Quang Ninh province, Ha Long City is identified as one of the three peaks of the economic growth triangle of the Northern Delta region: Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh.
Ha Long city has a particularly favorable location. For the interior, this is an important gateway facing the sea of the Northern Delta and also the Northeast – Viet Bac midlands and mountains. With countries in the region and internationally, Ha Long city is located adjacent to the developed South China region and beyond to the large dynamic developing Asia-Pacific economic region.
Ha Long City is a land endowed by nature with many precious resources, especially the wonder of Ha Long Bay. If the coastal areas are deep-water ports that are convenient for ships to dock, there are coal, clay, limestone in the ground… The city has both a fishing ground and a forestry farm with abundant reserves and potential for exploitatio, diverse.
Ha Long is a tourist city with over 670 tourist accommodation establishments of all kinds (including 7 5-star hotels; 15 4-star hotels; 26, 3-star hotels; 34 2-star hotels; 27 hotels 1 star; 86 standard hotels; 425 motels; 50 houses with rooms for tourists to rent); 86 standard hotels; over 425 motels; 50 houses with rooms for tourists to rent), with over 18,000 rooms; there are 504 cruise ships, of which 187 accommodation ships and 317 sightseeing ships; 5 standard beaches; The city has 5 tourist routes on the shore and 5 tourist routes under the Bay with 37 tourist attractions recognized by the Provincial People’s Committee.
Ha Long has a system of restaurants serving food and drinks, commercial centers, standard shopping points to serve tourists with many quality goods… ensuring to serve the diverse needs of customers travel.
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Source: Vietnam Insider