Hà Tây province
Hà Tây (ⓘ) was a former province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta, now part of Hanoi. The province was first created in 1967 and was dissolved in 1976 when it was merged with Hòa Bình Province into Ha Son Binh Province. On August 12, 1991, the province was dissolved and both Hà Tây and Hòa Bình reverted into separate provinces. On May 29, 2008 the decision was made to subsume Hà Tây into the city of Hanoi. The merger took place on August 1, 2008. The name of the province was a name blending of two former provinces, Hà Đông and Sơn Tây.
Hà Tây province
Tỉnh Hà Tây | |
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Province | |
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Location of Hà Tây within Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 20°50′N 105°40′E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Capital | Hà Đông |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Khuất Hữu Sơn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,192.1 km2 (846.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,500,000 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Mường, Dao, Tày |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Calling code | 343 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-15 |
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