Hoàng Mai wa̤ːŋ˨˩:maːj˧˧is a

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the capital city in the

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History

Middle Ages

The history of the modern area of Hoàng Mai Ward before the

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was almost unknown. However, according to a number of things that have been recorded in ''

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'', '' Sơn cư tạp thuật'' and '' Tang thương ngẫu lục'', the interlaced

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system at the location has been the reason for the population density to be very low, but anyway, it has had a powerful effect to protect

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the capital citadel from the South. Because of that, although it has really existed for a long time, this residence is not yet on the list of old

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s that need to be preserved by the Hà Nội City People's Committee. This area has almost only noticed because it was home to some small

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s of the Mạc navy with the Trịnh forces and then the Tây Sơn forces with the

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. According to two

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s ''Lê quý dật sử'' and ''Lê quý kỷ sự'', in the last years of the XVIII century, this area was identified as Hồng Mai Commune (xã Hồng Mai), Hồng Mai Canton (tổng Hồng Mai), Thanh Trì Rural District,

Thường Tín Thường Tín ʰɨə̤ŋ˨˩:tin˧˥is a commune of Hanoi the capital city in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. See also * Chương Dương * Hồng Vân * Thượng Phúc Notes and references Notes References Further reading Bibliography *Geor ...

Prefecture, belonging to Sơn Nam Thượng Garrisons, then Hà Nội Province in 1831. However, the court was completely helpless in demographic statistics by the scattered of residential clusters and too complicated

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. According to '' Đồng Khánh địa dư chí lược'' (1887), Hồng Mai Canton was changed as Hoàng Mai Canton (tổng Hoàng Mai) in 1847 to avoid the

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of Emperor Nguyễn Dực Tôn.

20th century

In the process of recombining the administrative system of the

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about early 1954, the Government of the

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expanded the scope of the Hanoi urban area to the Southeast side to access to National Route 1. Most of the area of former Hoàng Mai Commune was merged into the city as District VII (quận VII). That name was kept until 1961 by the new government.

21st century

Hoàng Mai was founded as an urban district by Vietnamese government's Decree 132/2003/NĐ-CP on 6 November 2003 from 5 wards of Hai Bà Trưng and 9 communes of Thanh Trì. The district currently has 14

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, covering a total area of . As of 2019, there were 506,347 people residing in the district, the highest of all districts in Hanoi. The district borders Thanh Trì District,

Thanh Xuân District Thanh Xuân is an urban district (''quận'') of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The district currently has 11 wards, covering a total area of . As of 2019, there were 293,524 people residing in the district, the population density is 32,000 ...

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. Hoàng Mai District is divided into 14 wards : Đại Kim, Định Công, Giáp Bát, Hoàng Liệt, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Lĩnh Nam, Mai Động, Tân Mai, Thanh Trì, Thịnh Liệt, Trần Phú, Tương Mai, Vĩnh Hưng, Yên Sở. On April 19, 2025, to realize the project to arrange and merge administrative units by the

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, the Hà Nội City People's Committee quickly approved a Resolution on the plan of re-arranging commune+ward-level

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s in the whole city. According to the political document published for the

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on April 20, Hoàng Mai Urban District was officially dissolved. Its entire area and population have been divided into seven new wards Định Công, Hoàng Liệt, Hoàng Mai, Lĩnh Nam, Tương Mai, Vĩnh Hưng, and Yên Sở.Chi tiết phương án sắp xếp và tên gọi các phường của quận Hoàng Mai
/ref> Therefore, Hoàng Mai Ward (phường Hoàng Mai) has been established based on the merging of : *The entire ones of two former wards Thịnh Liệt and Yên Sở. *The small parts of eight former wards Giáp Bát, Hoàng Liệt, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Lĩnh Nam, Tân Mai, Trần Phú, Tương Mai, and Vĩnh Hưng. This new administrative unit basically has the meaning of preserving the cultural and historical values of Hồng Mai Commune and Hoàng Mai Urban District.

History

Middle Ages

20th century

21st century

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