Hòa Bình

This article is about the city. For other uses, see Hoa Binh (disambiguation).

Hòa Bình Thành phố Hòa Bình

Hòa Bình Location of Hòa Bình in Vietnam
Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E / 20.81333°N 105.33833°E / 20.81333; 105.33833Coordinates: 20°48′48″N 105°20′18″E / 20.81333°N 105.33833°E / 20.81333; 105.33833
Country	Vietnam
Province	Hòa Bình

Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷaː˧˩ ɓən˧˩]) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and located 76 kilometres from Hanoi, and 5 kilometres from the Đà River.^[1] The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951–52 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam, and also the largest in South East Asia,^[2] is located near the city.

References

↑ "Hòa Bình Travel Guide". World66.com. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
↑ "Hydroelectric power stations in Vietnam". Industcards.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

Cities in Vietnam

Centrally-controlled municipalities

Special-class	Hanoi Ho Chi Minh

1st-class	Cần Thơ Da Nang Hai Phong

Provincial cities

1st-class	Buôn Ma Thuột Da Lat Hạ Long Huế My Tho Nam Định Nha Trang Qui Nhơn Thái Nguyên Thanh Hóa Uông Bí Việt Trì Vinh Vũng Tàu

2nd-class	Bạc Liêu Biên Hòa Cà Mau Hải Dương Long Xuyên Phan Thiết Pleiku Rạch Giá Tam Kỳ Thái Bình Trà Vinh Tuy Hòa

3rd-class	Bà Rịa Bắc Giang Bắc Ninh Bảo Lộc Bến Tre Cao Lãnh Cẩm Phả Cam Ranh Đông Hà Đồng Hới Điện Biên Phủ Hà Tĩnh Hòa Bình Hội An Hưng Yên Kon Tum Lạng Sơn Lào Cai Móng Cái Ninh Bình Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm Phủ Lý Quảng Ngãi Sóc Trăng Sơn La Tân An Tuyên Quang Vị Thanh Vĩnh Long Vĩnh Yên Yên Bái

Template:Districts of north-west Vietnam

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