Long Biên is an urban district (') of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The district currently has 14 wards, covering a total area of . As of 2019, there were 322,549 people residing in the district, the population density is 5,400 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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 BÃÂ's kingdom of Vạn Xuân.
It is Hanoi's only urban district on 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 the Long Biên bridge in Hoàn Kiếm and Ba ÃÂình districts.
Long Biên district is located at 21ð 1â² 58.08â³ N, 105ð 54â² 47.88â³ E, in Hanoi. It is surrounded by Tây Há» district, Gia Lâm district, Ba ÃÂình district, Hoàn Kiếm district, Hai BàTrðng district, Hoàng Mai district, ÃÂông Anh district.
Long Biên district is divided into 14 wards (Bá» ÃÂá»Â, Cá»± Khá»Âi, ÃÂức Giang, Gia Thụy, Giang Biên, Long Biên, Ngá»Âc Lâm, Ngá»Âc Thụy, Phúc ÃÂá»Âng, Phúc Lợi, Sài ÃÂá»Âng, Thạch Bàn, Thðợng Thanh, Viá»Ât Hðng).