Nam Định Ward Phường Nam Định Thành phố Nam Định | |
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 Landscape of Vị Xuyên Lake. | |
| Nickname: "Textilepolis" (Thành-phố dệt) | |
| Motto(s): "To build a prosperous and powerful country" (Đắp-xây non-nước phú-cường) | |
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  Nam Định Ward | |
| Coordinates:20°25′12″N106°10′06″E / 20.42000°N 106.16833°E /20.42000; 106.16833 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Province | Ninh Bình |
| Establishment | October 17, 1921 (city) July 1, 2025 (ward) |
| Central hall | No.10, Trần Đăng Ninh Road, Bà Triệu Quarter, Nam Định Ward |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • People Committee's Chairman | Nguyễn Tiến Dũng |
| • People Council's chairman | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn |
| • Front Committee's chairman | Hoàng Quang Khoa |
| • Party Committee's Secretary | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn |
| Area | |
| 195.39 km2 (75.44 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022) | |
| 448,225 | |
| • Density | 2,294.0/km2 (5,941.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 364,181 |
| • Metro | 84,045 |
| • Ethnicities | Kinh Tanka Tày Nùng |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
| ZIP code | 08000–420000[note 1] |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | Thanhpho.Namdinh.gov.vn Thanhpho.Namdinh.dcs.vn |
Nam Định ([naːm˧˧:ɗḭ̈ʔŋ˨˩]) is award[1][2] ofNinh Bình province in theRed River Delta of theNorthern Vietnam. It was the capital city of formerNam Định province before July 1, 2025.[3]
From August 18–20 of each year, there is a festival held in Nam Định called theCố Trạch. This celebration honors GeneralTrần Hưng Đạo, a 13th-century national hero who led Annamese forces to victory over the invadingMongols.
Before theTrần dynasty, the land of modern Namdinh City of a northern area of an area was called asHiển-khánh district, which corresponds to half of the modern area ofNam Định province. This was the intersection of three large rivers, so it was very convenient for trade.
The name of the city, underTrần dynasty, wasThiên Trường (天長) meant "where the Sky remains for Eternity". It is first mentioned to mark the birth of the city in 1262 by EmperorTrần Thái Tông. The name Thiên Trường was probably the name for a wholephủ, which at the time would be equivalent to a special prefecture or province nowadays. Under the Trần dynasty the city was considered to be the second capital, besidesThăng Long.
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UnderLê dynasty, the city belonged to the Prefecture ofSơn Nam (山南), meant "Southern Mountains" or "to the South of the Mountains" in 1466 by EmperorLê Thánh Tông, andSơn Nam Hạ (山南下), meant "The South Prefecture of the Southern Mountains" in compared toSơn Nam Thượng (山南上), meant "The North Prefecture of the Southern Mountains".
The modern name of the city, Nam Định (南定), literally means "The pacified South", was first mentioned in 1831 under the reign of EmperorMinh Mệnh of theNguyễn dynasty as the capital of Nam Định Province. In international context, the name of this urban area is often signed asNamdinh City (in English) orla ville de Namdinh (in French).
According to a resolution announced by 2021 and officially applied by 2023, the entireMỹ Lộc rural district area was merged intoNam Định City.
Namdinh City's long-standing customs come from the intersection of three groups of people :Kinh,Hoa and French.
Namdinh City's oldest space is often divided by tourism researchers into two parts : The North is the settlement surrounding Vị Xuyên Lake and Dragon Market, which is calledNamdinh Old Town (Nam-định lão-nhai); the South is a textile industry planned by the French from the 1880s, which is now calledHòa-vượng New Urban Complex (khu đô-thị Hòa-vượng).
Besides : 3–2 Square, Canton Temple, Doraemon Lane (previously River Resettlement hamlet), Đò-Quan Bridge, Đầu-mom Hamlet, Gốc-Mít Lane, Hakka Temple, Hoàng-văn-Thụ Street (previously Hải-phòng Road), Lê-hồng-Phong High School, Mả-lạng Area, Mỹ-tho Market, Namdinh Cheo Theatre, Ngõ-Ngang Market, Phù-long Market, Teochew Temple, Statue of Hưng-đạo Prince, Truyền-thống Lake, Trường-chinh Avenue (previously Giải-phóng Road and Lò-trâu Slope), Poet Tú-Xương's House and Tomb, Vọng-cung Temple...[5]
Namdinh City is often considered as the birthplace ofpho by the majority. However, this dish is considered the best what only exists in Nguyễn Du, Hàng Sắt and Hàng Thao Streets. All of them are close to the 3–2 Square.Pho has some esoteric formulas stored by the descendants of theTeochew families. Thenoodles of Namdinh'spho are thought to always be as thin as clouds and they even can dissolve at the tip of the tongue, while the broth must smell the cow's bone and onion.
Namdinh is also known as the only place in Vietnam that can produce Polka Bread[6] (bánh-mì Ba-lan) since 1969 until present. This is a type of boat-shaped bread but has a very thickintestine. It is baked in a special type of polish oven, which has been provided with an exclusive patent globallysecret.[7]
Fish sauce in Namdinh City is also different from many localities in Vietnam. It is usually mixed with boiled water from the cow's bone. This method will make the fish sauce lose the smell and become fragrant like peppermint. Besides, there areshrimp sauce (mắm tôm & mắm tép), which is used to wake the taste of boiled vegetables.
Some other specialties of Namdinh City :Bánh cuốn,bánh mì pa-tê,[8]bánh gối,[9] toast with honey, fishbún (friedrohu,snake-head orcatfish is served with tomato broth and sliced lettuce & spinach),[10]bún đũa,xôi (xôi vò, xôi khúc, xôi đỗ đen),bánh bèo (rice flour is wrapped byseaweed leaves, with water fat and roasted onion),[11] Seochew sweet[12] (kẹo Sìu-châu)...
Nam Định has two sports facilities,Thiên Trường Stadium (formerly Cuối Stadium) and Trần Quốc Toản Indoor Stadium, which are host tofootball and volleyball matches. Both sports centers are located on Hùng Vương Street.
In 2024 theNam Dinh F C won theV.League 1 championship for the first time in 39 years.[13]
Besides :Giác Hải,,Đặng Phương Nam,Lương Kim Định,Hoàng Minh Chính,,Đinh Thế Huynh,Đinh La Thăng,Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên...
Sister towns and sister cities
Starting from 00:00 on January 1, 2025, the area of Nam Định city was automatically divided into 21commune-leveladministrative units by the Resolution of the City People's Committee.
The whole terrain of Nam Định city is almost flat, many locations are still lower than the sea level, thus they face many disadvantages when therainy season comes. However, Nam Định is also known as the conformity of the three rivers, which is extremely convenient for waterway traffic, such as :Đào,Đáy,Hồng. In particular, Đào river was originally an artificial canal from theTrần Dynasty, then gradually expanded with the width equivalent to the other two rivers. Its name means "digging" inVietnamese language. However, before the 20th century, it was still called Vị Hoàng river (洧黃川), which had been in a folk subconscious as the nickname of Nam Định city. Besides, it is also called customarily as "Accretion river" (sông Lấp).[note 2]
Nam Định is 90 km Southeast of Vietnam's capital,Hanoi. It is also known as the center of the Southern of theRed River Delta. Not only by its importance of politics and economy, but for the traffic.
Besides, Tân Đệ Riverport (bến phà Tân Đệ) has long been an important transport center of theRed River Delta, which can lead to theTonkin Gulf.
According to the census in January 2023, the population of Nam Định city was about 364,181.[14]
Due to the history of its formation very early, the area of Nam Định city has manyethnic groups settling together.Kinh people account for the majority, but besides that, there isHoa communities settled in the Old Quarters for manygenerations. Although they have been registered as Hoa or Kinh since 1978, in the composition of many groups such as : Tanka, Hakka, Seochew, Teochew, Canton, Hokkien...
There is also a small community ofTày andNùng who has been refugees due to the influence of theborder conflict. Also since the 2000s, there were a number of other groups from the international community, who were naturalized after only a short time living here.
By preliminary statistics, at least 10% of Nam Định citizens areCatholic.[15] Nam Định city was also one of the earliest Annameselocation to receive theGospel, which was about the beginning of theXIX century, by theParis Missionary Association. Theterritory of old Nam Định city and former Mỹ Lộc rural district has previously belonged to two different dioceses, which were Hà Nội and Nam Định. However, since Christmas in 2024, expanded Nam Định city has become part of the Hanoi Diocese, belonging to theHanoi Archdiocese. Theirpatron saint isOur Lady of Immacilization.
In September 2024, Nam Định experienced heavy flooding from sever rainfall that forced many residents to evacuate their homes.[16]
| Climate data for Nam Định | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.7 (98.1) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.7 (103.5) | 40.2 (104.4) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.3 (70.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 4.6 (40.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 27.3 (1.07) | 27.4 (1.08) | 50.4 (1.98) | 85.7 (3.37) | 175.9 (6.93) | 192.1 (7.56) | 240.2 (9.46) | 298.5 (11.75) | 315.4 (12.42) | 202.3 (7.96) | 66.1 (2.60) | 27.0 (1.06) | 1,701.4 (66.98) |
| Average rainy days | 9.8 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 146.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84.6 | 87.6 | 89.5 | 88.6 | 84.4 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 85.2 | 85.1 | 83.0 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 84.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 69.9 | 42.4 | 40.8 | 90.3 | 184.9 | 178.6 | 195.9 | 165.2 | 161.9 | 153.4 | 130.8 | 110.6 | 1,517.2 |
| Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[17] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina,[18] Nchmf.gov.vn (August record high)[19] | |||||||||||||
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