Thủy Nguyên is a
municipal city
A municipal city (), commonly known as a city within a city, is a type of second tier subdivision of Vietnam along with urban district, district, town and provincial city, all of which have equal status.
A municipal city is a satellite city o ...
(sub-city) of
Haiphong
Haiphong or Hai Phong (, ) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. The municipality has an area of , consisting of 8 urban districts, 6 rural districts and 1 municipal city (sub-city). Two o ...
, the third largest municipality of
Vietnam
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. The city is located near
Quảng Ninh and
Hạ Long Bay
Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (, ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả c ...
, close to the
Tiên Lãng International Airport.
Geography
The city was established in 2025 from the old Thủy Nguyên district. The
Bạch Đằng River
The Bạch Đằng River (, ), also called Bạch Đằng Giang (from ), ''white wisteria river'', is a river in northern Vietnam, located near Hạ Long Bay. It flows through Yên Hưng District of Quảng Ninh province and the district Th� ...
flows through Thủy Nguyên, and the
Bính Bridge crosses the
Cấm River
The Cấm River (Vietnamese: Sông Cấm) is a river in northern Vietnam. It is one of the shorter distributaries of the Thái Bình River but geographically important as Haiphong, Vietnam's second largest port is located on the banks of this river ...
and connects the district with the city of
Hai Phong
Haiphong or Hai Phong (, ) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. The municipality has an area of , consisting of 8 urban districts, 6 rural districts and 1 municipal city (sub-city). Two ...
.
Administration
Thủy Nguyên is subdivided into:
*17 wards as An Lư, Dương Quan, Hoa Động, Hòa Bình, Hoàng Lâm, Lập Lễ, Lê Hồng Phong, Lưu Kiếm, Nam Triệu Giang, Phạm Ngũ Lão, Minh Đức, Quảng Thanh, Tam Hưng, Thiên Hương, Thủy Đường, Thủy Hà, Trần Hưng Đạo.
*4 communes as Bạch Đằng, Liên Xuân, Ninh Sơn, Quang Trung.
See also
*
Hải An district
References
Districts of Haiphong
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