Vietnam Botanical Conservation Program Viet Nam Home | Introduction | Study Sites & Images | Viet Nam Links STUDY SITES - Northern Vietnam - HANOI Total Area: 921 sq.km Population: 2,672,122 Districts: Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Tay Ho, Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan and five rural districts: Tu Liem, Gia Lam, Dong Anh, Thanh Tri, Soc Son. Economic potentialities: Hanoi is the social, cultural, and economic center of Vietnam. PHYSICAL Hanoi is located in the Red River Delta. CLIMATE The tropical monsoon climate is divided into the rainy and dry seasons. The most distinctive characteristic of Hanoi's climate is the fluctuations between the cold and hot seasons. Average annual temperature: 23.4°C Click on the image to see a larger image. All images on this site: Dan Harder West Lake, Hanoi Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources of the National Center for Natural Science and Technology, Hanoi Hanoi