Hà Tĩnh () is a city in

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.
Atlas of the World
', Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 236. It is the capital of Hà Tĩnh Province, and lies in the North Central Coast region. It is located on National Highway 1A. The Vietnamese capital

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is located 340 km north of Hà Tĩnh,

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is located 50 km to the north, and Huế is located 314 km to the south. Hà Tĩnh is 12.5 km from the

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Geography

* North borders: Thạch Hà town (via Cày bridge), Cửa Sót river. * West borders: Thạch Đài Commune, Cày river (Thạch Hà district). * Southern borders: Cẩm Bình Commune, Cẩm Vịnh Commune (Cẩm Xuyên district). * Eastern borders: Đồng Môn river (Thạch Hà district, Lộc Hà)

Administrative divisions

Hà Tĩnh city consists of 16 administration units: 10 wards and 6 communes: * Nam Hà ward * Bắc Hà ward * Tân Giang ward * Trần Phú ward * Nguyễn Du ward * Hà Huy Tập ward * Đại Nài ward * Văn Yên ward * Thạch Linh ward * Thạch Quý ward * Thạch Bình commune * Thạch Trung commune * Thạch Môn commune * Thạch Hạ commune * Thạch Hưng commune * Thạch Đồng commune

Education

There are many tertiary education institutions such as Hà Tĩnh University, Hà Tĩnh College of Medicine, Nguyễn Du Cultural, Sports and Tourism College, Hà Tĩnh Vocational College of Technology and Vietnam-Germany College of Vocation. Some high schools include Hà Tĩnh Senior High School, Phan Đình Phùng High School and Thành Sen (Lotus City) High School.

Transport

The city doesn't have it own airport with air transport being served by the nearest airport, Vinh International Airport which is located approximately 63 km north of the nearby province of Nghệ An.

Climate

Hà Tĩnh has a marginal and unusually wet

tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ...

(Köppen ''Am'') bordering on both an unusually wet

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(''Cfa'') and a trade-wind

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(''Af'') – the last of these being a rare climate type in Vietnam. The heaviest rain is in the northeast monsoon season from September to November, when can be expected, but rainfall exceeds even in the driest months of the “spring” season. The weather during the “winter” season from December to February is warm, humid and somewhat rainy, whilst the “summer” from May to August is hot to sweltering although drier than most of Indochina due to the influence of the mountains to the southwest.

Gallery

file:Nhà văn hóa thành phố Hà Tĩnh.jpg, City Cultural Center file:Trung tâm thương mại Hà Tĩnh.JPG, Hà Tĩnh commercial center file:Công viên Trần Phú, Hà Tĩnh.jpeg, Trần Phú Park file:Một góc TP.Hà Tĩnh.JPG, A corner of Hà Tĩnh City file:Nhà văn hóa thành phố Hà Tĩnh.jpg, City cultural house file:Vincomhatinh.jpg, Vincom Plaza, Hà Tĩnh city file:Vinhomeshatinh.jpg, Vinhomes Hà Tĩnh area file:Xuandieuhatinh.jpg, Xuân Diệu - Nguyễn Du intersection, Hà Tĩnh city

References

Provincial capitals in Vietnam Populated places in Hà Tĩnh province Districts of Hà Tĩnh province Cities in Vietnam {{HaTinh-geo-stub