Đống Đa is located at 21°00' North, 105°49' East, in the center of Hanoi. The district covers an area of 9.95km2 (3.8sqmi),[8] bordered by Ba Đình to the north, Hoàn Kiếm to the northeast, Hai Bà Trưng to the east, Thanh Xuân to the south, and Cầu Giấy to the west.[9] Of the land in Đống Đa, 5.00km2 (1.93sqmi), or 50.3% is specially used land, while 4.36km2 (1.68sqmi), or 43.8%, is used for residential purposes.
Đống Đa has relatively flat terrain,[10] with only a few small mounds in the eastern parts, including Đống Đa Mound.[11]
Lakes
There are several large lakes such as Ba Mau lake, Kim Lien lake, Xa Dan lake, Dong Da lake, Van Chuong lake.[10] In the past, there used to be many ponds and lagoons; however; but due to social-economic development and urbanization, the number of them has been reduced, with many being filled or polluted.
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, also known as Hanoi Stadium, is situated in Dong Da district. The stadium holds 22,500 spectators, currently used mostly for football matches.[18] Since the 2009 season, all four of the football clubs in Hanoi – Hanoi FC, Thể Công, Hòa Phát Hà Nội, and Hà Nội ACB – have chosen the stadium as their home ground.
Tucker, p. 20: "Quang Trung promised to treat humanely all Chinese who surrendered and many did so.53 The Vietnamese know this series of victories as the Victory of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, the Emperor Quang Trung's Victory over the Manchu, or the Victory of Spring 1789. It is still celebrated as the greatest military achievement in modern Vietnamese ..."
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