Area : 208.7 sq. km
Population : 185,228 habitants (year 2001)
Ethnic groups : Mainly the Viet (or Kinh)
Administrative
division :
- Wards: Ha Khanh, Ha Lam, Ha Trung, Ha
Phong, Ha Tu, Hong Hai, Cao Thang, Cao Xanh, Yet Kieu, Tran Hung Dao, Bach
Dang, Hon Gai, Bai Chay, Hong Ha, Ha Khau, Gieng Day, Hung Thang, Tuan Chau.
- Communes: Viet Hung, Dai Yen.
Halong City, formerly the Hon Gai Town,
is the cultural, economic and political centre of Quang Ninh Province. It borders Cam Pha to the
east, the Yen Hung
District to the west, the Hoanh Bo
District to the north and Halong
Bay to the south with the
coastline of 20km.
The city is divided into two parts: East
Halong and West Halong. The eastern part is an
industrial zone where most of the province's official buildings are also
concentrated. The western part, also called Bai Chay, is the animated tourism
zone.
Halong's population are most having
emigrated from other places to settle here. Halong Bay is famous
internationally, and is recognized as a World Heritage by UNESCO for its
thousands of natural islands. Also in the city, there are temples, pagodas and
historical relics. In addition to the most active branch of tourism, there are
other economic activities such as: trade, seaport, coal, marine products and
the production of construction materials.
