Centrally governed city · Code 01
Thành phố Hà Nội
Not merged with another province
Place names through time
Legal basis
- Commune level
1656/NQ-UBTVQH15
Adopted 6/16/2025; new commune government operating from 7/1/2025
Number checked, full text pending- Province level
NQ 202/2025/QH15
Adopted 12 June 2025; new province operating from 7/1/2025
- District level
Ceased operating
From 7/1/2025 under Resolution 203/2025/QH15 amending the Constitution
Provinces before 1 July 2025
History and name meanings
History and name meanings are compiled by LeKha from public sources and await an editor’s check against the originals. Each statement shows its evidence level and supporting sources.
Name meanings
Names over time
Each group is a separate administrative unit. The same name does not imply the same territory.
Timeline
Established
Hà Nội province created (12th year of Minh Mạng)
Corroborated21View 1831 on the map
Administrative lineage
Each relationship states its type (rename, merger, split) and source; none is inferred from similar names or nearby coordinates.
No sourced split or merger recorded.
Landscape and historical statistics
No sourced layer of historical rivers, coastlines, land use or boundaries with stated accuracy exists yet for this unit.
Population and area are not compared across periods when the unit’s extent differs.
Sources
Each source supports only the statements listed under it.
[1]The Stories Behind Vietnam’s Province Names — Part 1: The North
Vietcetera · Press · Low reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
Tra qua chỉ mục tìm kiếm ngày 24/10/2026, chưa mở toàn văn; biên tập viên cần đối chiếu nguyên văn trước khi duyệt.
- Hà Nội: 河內 – “inside the rivers”: land enclosed by rivers including the Nhị (Red) and Đáy. Adopted in 1831 under Minh Mạng when Hà Nội province was created. — Hà Nội (河內), đặt năm 1831 thời Minh Mạng, nghĩa đen là vùng đất phía trong sông.
- Thành phố Hà Nội – Hà Nội — Tên Hà Nội đặt năm 1831 thời Minh Mạng.
- Thành phố Hà Nội: Hà Nội province created (12th year of Minh Mạng) — Tên Hà Nội có từ năm 1831.
Báo Tuổi Trẻ · Press · Medium reliability · Accessed 10/24/2026
Tra qua chỉ mục tìm kiếm ngày 24/10/2026, chưa mở toàn văn; biên tập viên cần đối chiếu nguyên văn trước khi duyệt.
- Hà Nội: 河內 – “inside the rivers”: land enclosed by rivers including the Nhị (Red) and Đáy. Adopted in 1831 under Minh Mạng when Hà Nội province was created. — Bản đồ năm 1831 gắn với việc lập tỉnh Hà Nội.
- Thành phố Hà Nội – Hà Nội — Mốc 1831 lập tỉnh Hà Nội.
- Thành phố Hà Nội: Hà Nội province created (12th year of Minh Mạng) — Bản đồ 1831 gắn với việc thành lập tỉnh Hà Nội.
126 commune-level units
Data sources and limitations
- Administrative-unit catalogue of the General Statistics Office (old cut-off 1 March 2025, current up to 20 September 2026); the old → new mapping was re-checked against official codes.
- Communes split across several new units are being added from the full text of the 34 resolutions; once available, all targets will be shown.
- Hamlets and neighbourhoods have no national catalogue and are kept exactly as you typed them.
- Results are for reference; for official procedures, check the documents issued by the competent authority.