Hoàn Kiếm District

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For the lake associated with Lê Lợi's legendary sword, see Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

Hoan Kiem District Quận Hoàn Kiếm
Districts of Vietnam
Tháp Rùa (Turtle Tower) in Hoàn Kiếm Lake
Country	Vietnam
City	Hanoi
Website	www.hoankiem.gov.vn

Hoàn Kiếm is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, named after the scenic Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

Hoàn Kiếm District is the downtown and commercial centre of Hanoi. Most of the largest Vietnamese public corporations and bank headquarters are located here, but the central government offices are located in Ba Đình District (sometimes called the French quarter).

Many of Hanoi's tourist attractions are located here, including: The Old Quarter, Hanoi Opera House, National Museum of Vietnamese History, and the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre.

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Urban districts	Ba Đình Bắc Từ Liêm Cầu Giấy Đống Đa Hà Ðông Hai Bà Trưng Hoàn Kiếm Hoàng Mai Long Biên Nam Từ Liêm Tây Hồ Thanh Xuân

Provincial towns	Sơn Tây

Rural districts	Ba Vì Chương Mỹ Đan Phượng Đông Anh Gia Lâm Hoài Đức Mê Linh Mỹ Đức Phú Xuyên Phúc Tho Quốc Oai Sóc Sơn Thạch Thất Thanh Oai Thanh Trì Thường Tín Ứng Hòa

Coordinates: 21°01′44″N 105°51′09″E / 21.02889°N 105.85250°E / 21.02889; 105.85250

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