Gia Lâm district

Gia LÃÂ¢m is the easternmost urban district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

Geography

Prior to 2003, the district covered the entire area of Long BiÃÂªn district, which included Long BiÃÂªn Bridge, Gia LÃÂ¢m Airport, Gia LÃÂ¢m railway station, Gia LÃÂ¢m bus station and 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 LÃÂ¢m district is bordered by BÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c Ninh province to the east and north, ÃÂÃÂ´ng Anh district to the northwest, Long BiÃÂªn district and HoÃÂ ng Mai district to the west, Thanh TrÃÂ¬ district and HÃÂ°ng YÃÂªn province to the south.

As of 2011, the district had a population of 243,957. The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at TrÃÂ¢u QuÃ¡Â»Â³ township.

Gia LÃÂ¢m district is subdivided to 22 commune-level subdivisions, including the townships of TrÃÂ¢u QuÃ¡Â»Â³ (district capital), YÃÂªn ViÃÂªn and the rural communes of: BÃÂ¡t TrÃÂ ng, CÃ¡Â»Â Bi, ÃÂa TÃ¡Â»Ân, ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ·ng XÃÂ¡, ÃÂÃÂ¬nh XuyÃÂªn, ÃÂÃÂ´ng DÃÂ°, DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng HÃÂ , DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng Quang, DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng XÃÂ¡, KiÃÂªu KÃ¡Â»Âµ, Kim Lan, Kim SÃÂ¡n, LÃ¡Â»Â Chi, Ninh HiÃ¡Â»Âp, PhÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃ¡Â»Âng, PhÃÂº ThÃ¡Â»Â, Trung MÃ¡ÂºÂ§u, VÃÂn ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â©c, YÃÂªn ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng, YÃÂªn ViÃÂªn.

Culture

BÃÂ¡t TrÃÂ ng is a traditional pottery village located in Gia LÃÂ¢m District. The village is famous for producing high-quality BÃÂ¡t TrÃÂ ng Porcelain. Today, BÃÂ¡t TrÃÂ ng Village is both a cultural heritage site and a popular tourist destination.

Gia Lâm district

Geography

Culture

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