Đông Anh District
Đông Anh is a rural district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Nguyễn Phú Trọng, current General Secretary of Vietnam since 2011, was born there on 14 April 1944.
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.
As of 2003, the district had a population of 277,795. 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 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, Tầm Xá, Thụy Lâm, Tiên Dương, Uy Nỗ, Vân Hà, Vân Nội, Việt Hùng, Vĩnh Ngọc, Võng La, Xuân Canh, Xuân Nộn.
