Phúc Thọ is a
district
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of
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
,
formerly of
Hà Tây province
Hà Tây () was a former provinces of Vietnam, province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta, now part of Hanoi.
Geography
Hà Tây province was located in the Red River Delta bordering Hanoi municipality, Hưng Yên Province, Hưng Yên, Hà ...
, in the
Red River Delta
The Red River Delta or Hong River Delta () is the flat low-lying plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries merging with the Thái Bình River in Northern Vietnam. ''Hồng'' (紅) is a Sino-Vietnamese word for "red" or "crimson". T ...
region of
Vietnam
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.
Geography
Phúc Thọ rural district is bordered by
Đan Phượng district to the east,
Sơn Tây
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town to the west,
Thạch Thất district
Thạch Thất is a district (''huyện'') of Hanoi in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.
Geography
Thạch Thất district is bordered by Phúc Thọ district to the east and north, Hòa Bình province to the west, Sơn Tây
''Toxicoden ...
to the south,
Quốc Oai district and
Hoài Đức district to the southeast,
Vĩnh Phúc province
Vĩnh Phúc was a former province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.
Administrative divisions
Vĩnh Phúc is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:
* 7 districts:
** Sông Lô
** Bình Xuyên
** Lập Thạch
** Tam Đả ...
to the north.
The district is subdivided to 21
commune-level subdivisions, including the township of (district capital) and the rural communes of Hát Môn, Hiệp Thuận, Liên Hiệp, Long Xuyên, Ngọc Tảo, Phúc Hòa, Phụng Thượng, Sen Phương, Tam Hiệp, Tam Thuấn, Thanh Đa, Thọ Lộc, Thượng Cốc, Tích Giang, Trạch Mỹ Lộc, Vân Hà, Vân Nam, Vân Phúc, Võng Xuyên, Xuân Đình.
References
External links
Hiệp Communal Hall - Old strokes on the Đáy River(vi)
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Districts of Hanoi