Hòa Bình (city)
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| official_name = Hòa Bình City
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| parts = 12 wards and 7 rural communes {{cite web|url=https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Bo-may-hanh-chinh/Nghi-quyet-1189-NQ-UBTVQH14-2021-thanh-lap-phuong-Quynh-Lam-Trung-Minh-thuoc-thanh-pho-Hoa-Binh-tinh-Hoa-Binh-465204.aspx|title=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|date=2021-01-12}}
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Hòa Bình ({{IPA|vi|hʷâː ɓîŋ̟|lang|Hoa Binh.ogg}}) 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.world66.com/asia/southeastasia/vietnam/hoabinh|title=Hòa Bình Travel Guide|publisher=World66.com|access-date=10 October 2008}} 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-vietnam.htm |title=Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam |publisher=Industcards.com |access-date=2010-04-04 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090719031413/http%3A//www.industcards.com/hydro%2Dvietnam.htm |archive-date=2009-07-19 }} is located near the city. It was built by means of finances and experts from the Soviet Union.
Demographics
As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,718, 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
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|location = Hòa Bình
|Jan high C = 20.6
|Feb high C = 21.9
|Mar high C = 24.9
|Apr high C = 29.4
|May high C = 32.9
|Jun high C = 33.9
|Jul high C = 33.6
|Aug high C = 32.8
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Oct high C = 29.2
|Nov high C = 26.1
|Dec high C = 22.6
|year high C = 28.3
|Jan mean C = 16.5
|Feb mean C = 18.0
|Mar mean C = 20.9
|Apr mean C = 24.8
|May mean C = 27.5
|Jun mean C = 28.7
|Jul mean C = 28.6
|Aug mean C = 28.1
|Sep mean C = 27.0
|Oct mean C = 24.5
|Nov mean C = 21.1
|Dec mean C = 17.8
|year mean C = 23.6
|Jan low C = 14.0
|Feb low C = 15.6
|Mar low C = 18.4
|Apr low C = 21.8
|May low C = 24.0
|Jun low C = 25.4
|Jul low C = 25.5
|Aug low C = 25.2
|Sep low C = 24.1
|Oct low C = 21.4
|Nov low C = 18.1
|Dec low C = 14.8
|year low C = 20.7
|Jan record high C = 35.4 |Jan record low C = 1.9
|Feb record high C = 36.8 |Feb record low C = 5.0
|Mar record high C = 38.8 |Mar record low C = 7.2
|Apr record high C = 41.6 |Apr record low C = 11.1
|May record high C = 42.5 |May record low C = 16.7
|Jun record high C = 41.8 |Jun record low C = 18.6
|Jul record high C = 40.7 |Jul record low C = 19.6
|Aug record high C = 39.1 |Aug record low C = 21.9
|Sep record high C = 37.8 |Sep record low C = 16.1
|Oct record high C = 37.5 |Oct record low C = 10.8
|Nov record high C = 36.5 |Nov record low C = 5.1
|Dec record high C = 33.2 |Dec record low C = 2.0
|year record high C = 42.5 |year record low C = 1.9
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 20.5
|Feb rain mm = 14.9
|Mar rain mm = 35.1
|Apr rain mm = 95.5
|May rain mm = 244.0
|Jun rain mm = 269.8
|Jul rain mm = 310.6
|Aug rain mm = 325.0
|Sep rain mm = 285.5
|Oct rain mm = 183.9
|Nov rain mm = 55.0
|Dec rain mm = 17.2
|year rain mm = 1857.1
|Jan rain days = 8.6
|Feb rain days = 9.2
|Mar rain days = 11.5
|Apr rain days = 14.0
|May rain days = 18.1
|Jun rain days = 18.2
|Jul rain days = 18.9
|Aug rain days = 18.4
|Sep rain days = 14.2
|Oct rain days = 11.5
|Nov rain days = 7.4
|Dec rain days = 5.8
|year rain days = 155.9
|Jan humidity = 83.4
|Feb humidity = 83.7
|Mar humidity = 84.1
|Apr humidity = 83.7
|May humidity = 82.1
|Jun humidity = 82.2
|Jul humidity = 83.5
|Aug humidity = 85.0
|Sep humidity = 84.9
|Oct humidity = 84.1
|Nov humidity = 82.6
|Dec humidity = 81.8
|year humidity = 83.4
|Jan sun = 87.2
|Feb sun = 69.7
|Mar sun = 73.4
|Apr sun = 121.7
|May sun = 183.4
|Jun sun = 170.3
|Jul sun = 181.4
|Aug sun = 174.3
|Sep sun = 172.6
|Oct sun = 158.3
|Nov sun = 140.1
|Dec sun = 122.3
|year sun = 1654.7
|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf |lang=en}}
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References
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{{Cities in Viet Nam}}
{{Districts of Northwest Vietnam}}
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Category:Provincial capitals in Vietnam
Category:Districts of Hòa Bình province
Category:Populated places in Hòa Bình province
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