Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district marks 55th anniversary of establishment

Ba Dinh was officially established in 1961 under a government decree that determined the boundary of the capital’s urban and rural districts. At that time, the district's population was around 100,000.

As the administrative and political centre of Vietnam, the district houses headquarters of many State, government, National Assembly and Party agencies as well as offices of international organisations and foreign diplomatic missions.

Speaking at the event, Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Hai noted that Ba Dinh should strive to become a model urban area in terms of a cultured lifestyle while continuing to work to ensure security for major events taking place in the district.

After more than half a century, the district's population has grown to more than 240,000 people living across 14 wards.

The district is named after the Ba Dinh Uprising against the French in the late 19th century in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Some major landmarks in Ba Dinh include the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the Presidential Palace, Hanoi Botanical Garden and the One-Pillar Pagoda.