Đông Anh is a rural district (huyện) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 277,795.
History In 257 BCE, King Thục Phán (An Dương Vương) established the Âu Lạc Kingdom and built Cổ Loa Citadel as its capital. The citadel is notable for its unique spiral architecture and advanced defensive design. After over 1000 years of Northern domination, Cổ Loa was once again the capital of an independent country when Ngô Quyền defeated the Southern Han army in 938.
The modern district of Đông Anh was officially established in October 1876 under the Nguyễn Dynasty, merging parts of Đông Ngàn (from Bắc Ninh Province), Kim Anh, and Yên Lãng (from Sơn Tây Province). In 1889, the district was briefly renamed Đông Khê before reverting to the name Đông Anh in 1903. After the August Revolution in 1945, Đông Anh was incorporated into Phúc Yên Province. It became part of Hanoi in 1961.
Geography Đông Anh district is bordered by Bắc Ninh province to the east, Gia Lâm district to the southeast, Mê Linh district to the west, the urban districts of Bắc Từ Liêm, Tây Hồ and Long Biên to the south, Sóc Sơn district to the north.
The district covers an area of . The district capital lies at Đông Anh.
Đông Anh district is subdivided to 24 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Đông Anh (district capital) and the rural communes of: Bắc Hồng, Cổ Loa, Đại Mạch, Đông Hội, Dục Tú, Hải Bối, Kim Chung, Kim Nỗ, Liên Hà, Mai Lâm, Nam Hồng, Nguyên Khê, Tàm Xá, Thụy Lâm, Tiên Dương, Uy Nỗ, Vân Hà, Vân Nội, Việt Hùng, Vĩnh Ngọc, Võng La, Xuân Canh, Xuân Nộn.
+ List of all administrative units under Đông Anh district+ Name Area (km2) Population Population density (people/km2) Đông Anh township4.3932,384 Bắc Hồng commune7.2015,578 Cổ Loa commune8.4220,583 Đại Mạch commune 8.4215,810 Đông Hội commune7.2415,438 Dục Tú commune8.6919,615 Hải Bối commune8.2619,762 Kim Chung commune7.6921,894 Kim Nỗ commune6.5116,577 Liên Hà commune 8.2119,502 Mai Lâm commune6.1815,202 Nam Hồng commune9.1517,759 Nguyên Khê commune7.9216,276 Tàm Xá commune4.5715,158 Thụy Lâm commune11.2621,902 Tiên Dương commune10.1420,408 Uy Nỗ commune7.7219,329 Vân Hà commune5.2315,126 Vân Nội commune6.5215,379 Việt Hùng commune8.6618,654 Vĩnh Ngọc commune9.5617,990 Võng La commune6.4415,268 Xuân Canh commune6.3015,246 Xuân Nộn commune10.8816,378Total 185.68 437,308
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