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Thanh Trì district Huyện Thanh Trì | |
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Đình Hoa Xá (also known as Hoa Xa) temple | |
| Coordinates:20°56′42″N105°50′40″E / 20.945090°N 105.844452°E /20.945090; 105.844452 | |
| Country | |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Municipality | Hanoi |
| Capital | Văn Điển |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Thanh Trì is adistrict (huyện) ofHanoi, the capital city ofVietnam.
Thanh Trì is located on the southeastern side of Hanoi, on the western bank of theRed River. It is adjacent toThanh Xuân district in the northwest,Hoàng Mai district in the north,Hà Đông in the west,Gia Lâm district in the east (across the Red River), andThanh Oai district andThường Tín district in the south.
Thanh Trì's terrain is mostly low-lying, gradually descending towards the southeast in the direction of flow of the Red River. The Tô Lịch River flows into the Red River within the district, and the many ponds, lakes and swamps nearby no doubt influenced the district's name; "Thanh Trì" means "blue/green pond", and the district's historical name, Thanh Đầm, means "blue/green lagoon".
Thanh Trì district is composed of one town (Văn Điển) and 15 communes: Thanh Liệt, Đông Mỹ, Yên Mỹ, Duyên Hà, Tam Hiệp, Tứ Hiệp, Ngũ Hiệp, Ngọc Hồi, Vĩnh Quỳnh, Tả Thanh Oai, Đại Áng, Vạn Phúc, Liên Ninh, Hữu Hòa and Tân Triều.
On April 8, 2008, anAntonov An-26 aircraft on a training mission crashed into a field in Thanh Trì, killing five Vietnamese military pilots. It had taken off fromGia Lâm Airport, and crashed on its way back. The cause of the crash was unknown. A Vietnamese military official who declined to be named said the plane belonged to Vietnam's 918 Air Transport Regiment.[1]
Thanh Trì is famous for its variety of the rolledrice noodle dishbánh cuốn, calledbánh cuốn Thanh Trì.[2]