Long Biên is an urban district ( quận ) of Hanoi , the capital of Vietnam . The district currently has 14 wards , covering a total area of 59.82 square kilometers. As of 2019, there were 322,549 people residing in the district, the population density is 5,400 inhabitants per square kilometer.
6-408: Long Biên was incorporated as an urban district in 2003 from the northwestern portion of Gia Lâm district adjacent to the city center. The district is named for the formerly separate settlement of Long Biên ( Chinese : Longbian ), which served as the capital of Jiaozhou and Jiaozhi in imperial China and as the capital of Lý Bí 's kingdom of Vạn Xuân . It is Hanoi's only urban district on
12-451: A location in Hanoi , Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gia L%C3%A2m district Gia Lâm is the easternmost urban district ( quận ) of Hanoi , the capital city of Vietnam . Prior to 2003, the district covered the entire area of Long Biên district, which included Long Biên Bridge , Gia Lâm Airport , Gia Lâm railway station , Gia Lâm bus station and
18-521: A population of 243,957. The district covers an area of 115 km (44 sq mi). The district capital lies at Trâu Quỳ township. Gia Lâm district is subdivided to 22 commune-level subdivisions , including the townships of Trâu Quỳ (district capital), Yên Viên and the rural communes of: Bát Tràng , Cổ Bi, Đa Tốn, Đặng Xá, Đình Xuyên, Đông Dư, Dương Hà, Dương Quang, Dương Xá, Kiêu Kỵ, Kim Lan, Kim Sơn, Lệ Chi, Ninh Hiệp, Phù Đổng, Phú Thị, Trung Mầu, Văn Đức, Yên Thường, Yên Viên. This article about
24-801: The Long Biên bridge in Hoàn Kiếm and Ba Đình districts. Long Biên district is located at 21° 1′ 58.08″ N, 105° 54′ 47.88″ E, in Hanoi. It is surrounded by Tây Hồ district , Gia Lâm district , Ba Đình district , Hoàn Kiếm district , Hai Bà Trưng district , Hoàng Mai district , Đông Anh district . Long Biên district is divided into 14 wards (Bồ Đề, Cự Khối, Đức Giang, Gia Thụy, Giang Biên, Long Biên, Ngọc Lâm, Ngọc Thụy, Phúc Đồng, Phúc Lợi, Sài Đồng, Thạch Bàn, Thượng Thanh, Việt Hưng). 21°02′29″N 105°53′46″E / 21.0414°N 105.8961°E / 21.0414; 105.8961 This article about
30-457: The east side of the Red River . Main landmarks in the district include: Gia Lâm Airport, Gia Lâm Railway Station and Gia Lâm Bus Station were named after Gia Lâm district , which formerly covered Long Biên. Several other locations in the city that have the name "Long Biên" such as Long Biên Railway Station, Long Biên Bus Terminal and Long Biên Market, however, are located on the western end of
36-489: The headquarters of Vietnam Airlines . On 22 September 2023, the Hanoi People Committee approved Gia Lam to become the next urban district of Hanoi. Gia Lâm district is bordered by Bắc Ninh province to the east and north, Đông Anh district to the northwest, Long Biên district and Hoàng Mai district to the west, Thanh Trì district and Hưng Yên province to the south. As of 2011, the district had
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