Hanoi (vnm)

Hanoi

Hanoi ranks 1,416th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Teaneck, New Jersey, Canterbury, and Saint-Quentin, Aisne. Memorable people born in Hanoi include Madame Nhu, Gaston Aumoitte, and Ngô Quyền. Memorable people who died in Hanoi include Ho Chi Minh, Võ Nguyên Giáp, and Lê Đức Thọ. Hanoi has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Hanoi is located in Vietnam.

Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river," – Hanoi is bordered by the Red and Black Rivers. As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district-level town. The city encompasses an area of 3,359.84 km2 (1,297.24 sq mi) and as of 2023, a population of 8,587,100. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$51.4 billion in 2022, behind Ho Chi Minh City. Read more on Wikipedia