Ha Tay

- Area: 2,198 sq. km.
- Population: 2,543.5 thousand habitants (2006)
- Capital: Ha Dong City.
- Administrative divisions:
- City: Son Tay
- Districts: Ba Vi, Phuc Tho, Dan Phuong, Thach That, Hoai Duc, Quoc Oai, Chuong My, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin, My Duc, Ung Hoa, Phu Xuyen.
- Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Dao, Tay...  

 

Geography   Located in the Red River Delta, Ha Tay is surrounded by Hanoi, Hung Yen on the east, Vinh Phuc on the north, Ha Nam on the south, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho on the west. The terrain is various including mountainous, hilly and delta which are very ideal for the development of agriculture, industry, tourism and services Climate: The annual average temperature is about 23.8�C. The hilly area has average temperature of 23.5�C, with warm, humid climate. The Ba Vi area has average temperature of 18�C. Tourism   Ha Tay has many attractive landscapes such as Ba Vi, Dong Mo, Ao Vua (King's pond), Khoang Sanh, Thac Da, Suoi Hai, Quan Son, Thanh Long tourist resorts, Son Tay ancient citadel? Especially, there are 114 kinds of bird, 12 kinds of reptile in Ba Vi National Park. Ha Tay owns many famous pagodas like Huong (Perfume), Tay Phuong, Tram Gian, Tram, Mia pagodas, and hundreds of caves, which were used as homes of ancient Vietnamese. Many festivals attract lots of visitors every year. Most of them take place during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months after Tet. The most famous events are the pilgrimage to Huong Pagoda, and festivals of Thay, Tay Phuong pagodas.   Ha Tay preserves 900 handicraft villages, of which 120 villages are recognized as 'traditional handicraft villages'. They are silk village of Van Phuc, Chuong conical hat, La Khe orchard, Phu Vinh rattan bamboo, Trang Son wood, Vac paper fan, Son Dong wooden statue villages.... Transportation Ha Tay is 110km of expressway No.5 from Haiphong International Seaport. Ha Dong Town is 10km far from the center of Hanoi. There are city buses between Hanoi center and Ha Dong town. The province has National Highway No.32 linking to Phu Tho Province, National Highway No.6 connecting to Hoa Binh Province and other North-West region.