The capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam; Also called: capital of Vietnam.
Capital of Vietnam, on the Red River; Central Hanoi has one of the highest population densities in the world: 1,300 people per hectare/3,250 per acre. Industries include textiles, paper, and engineering.
Captured by the French 1873, it was the capital of French Indochina 1887–1946. It was the capital of North Vietnam 1954–76. Hanoi University was founded 1918.