Hòa Bình (city)

This article is about the city. For other uses, see Hòa Bình.

Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷâː ɓîŋ̟] ^ⓘ) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and is located 76 kilometres from Hanoi and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.^[3] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951 to 1952 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam until the 2012 completion of the Son La Dam, and also the largest in Southeast Asia,^[4] is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.

Hòa Bình Thành phố Hòa Bình
City (Class-3)
Hòa Bình City
Interactive map outlining Hòa Bình City
Hòa Bình Location of Hòa Bình in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hòa Bình
Subdivision	12 wards and 7 rural communes [1]
Area [2]
• Total	348.65 km2 (134.61 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	234,567
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Climate	Cwa

Demographics

As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,718,^[2] covering an area of 348.65 km² .

Administrative divisions

Hòa Bình City is divided into 19 commune-level sub-divisions, including 12 wards (Dân Chủ, Đồng Tiến, Hữu Nghị, Kỳ Sơn, Phương Lâm, Quỳnh Lâm, Tân Hòa, Tân Thịnh, Thái Bình, Thịnh Lang, Thống Nhất, Trung Minh) and 7 rural communes ( Độc Lập, Hòa Bình, Hợp Thành, Mông Hóa, Quang Tiến, Thịnh Minh, Yên Mông).

Climate

Climate data for Hòa Bình
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.4 (95.7)	36.8 (98.2)	38.8 (101.8)	41.6 (106.9)	42.5 (108.5)	41.8 (107.2)	40.7 (105.3)	39.1 (102.4)	37.8 (100.0)	37.5 (99.5)	36.5 (97.7)	33.2 (91.8)	42.5 (108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	21.9 (71.4)	24.9 (76.8)	29.4 (84.9)	32.9 (91.2)	33.9 (93.0)	33.6 (92.5)	32.8 (91.0)	31.7 (89.1)	29.2 (84.6)	26.1 (79.0)	22.6 (72.7)	28.3 (82.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.5 (61.7)	18.0 (64.4)	20.9 (69.6)	24.8 (76.6)	27.5 (81.5)	28.7 (83.7)	28.6 (83.5)	28.1 (82.6)	27.0 (80.6)	24.5 (76.1)	21.1 (70.0)	17.8 (64.0)	23.6 (74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.0 (57.2)	15.6 (60.1)	18.4 (65.1)	21.8 (71.2)	24.0 (75.2)	25.4 (77.7)	25.5 (77.9)	25.2 (77.4)	24.1 (75.4)	21.4 (70.5)	18.1 (64.6)	14.8 (58.6)	20.7 (69.3)
Record low °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	5.0 (41.0)	7.2 (45.0)	11.1 (52.0)	16.7 (62.1)	18.6 (65.5)	19.6 (67.3)	21.9 (71.4)	16.1 (61.0)	10.8 (51.4)	5.1 (41.2)	2.0 (35.6)	1.9 (35.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	20.5 (0.81)	14.9 (0.59)	35.1 (1.38)	95.5 (3.76)	244.0 (9.61)	269.8 (10.62)	310.6 (12.23)	325.0 (12.80)	285.5 (11.24)	183.9 (7.24)	55.0 (2.17)	17.2 (0.68)	1,857.1 (73.11)
Average rainy days	8.6	9.2	11.5	14.0	18.1	18.2	18.9	18.4	14.2	11.5	7.4	5.8	155.9
Average relative humidity (%)	83.4	83.7	84.1	83.7	82.1	82.2	83.5	85.0	84.9	84.1	82.6	81.8	83.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	87.2	69.7	73.4	121.7	183.4	170.3	181.4	174.3	172.6	158.3	140.1	122.3	1,654.7
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[5]

References

1. "Nghị quyết số 1189/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2021 về việc thành lập phường Quỳnh Lâm và phường Trung Minh thuộc thành phố Hòa Bình, tỉnh Hòa Bình". 2021-01-12.
2. "Nghị quyết số 830/NQ-UBTVQH14 năm 2019 về việc sắp xếp các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện, cấp xã thuộc tỉnh Hòa Bình". 2019-12-17.
3. "Hòa Bình Travel Guide". World66.com. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
4. "Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).