Editing Haiphong (section)

==Geography==

Haiphong is a coastal city located at the mouth of the [[Cấm River (Vietnam)|Cấm River]], in Vietnam's north-eastern coastal area, {{convert|120|km|mi|0|disp=or}} east of [[Hanoi]]. The [[Bính Bridge]] crosses the Cam and connects the city with [[Thủy Nguyên District]]. It has a total natural area of {{convert|152,318.49|ha|acre|0|disp=or}} (2001). It borders [[Quảng Ninh Province]] to the north, [[Hải Dương Province]] to the west, [[Thái Bình Province]] to the south, and the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] to the east. [[Bach Long Vi]] island, [[Cat Ba Island]] and the Long Châu islands, located in the Gulf, are also administered as part of the city. Tidal flat ecosystems occur adjacent to the city, however, many have been reclaimed for agriculture or development purposes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Murray |first1=N.J. |last2=Clemens |first2=R.S. |last3=Phinn |first3=S.R. |last4=Possingham |first4=H.P. |last5=Fuller |first5=R.A. |title=Tracking the rapid loss of tidal wetlands in the Yellow Sea |journal=Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |date=2014 |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=267–272 |doi=10.1890/130260|bibcode=2014FrEE...12..267M |url=https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/60169/1/130260.pdf }}</ref>

===Climate===
Haiphong features a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Koppen: Cwa) with hot, humid summers and warm, dry winters. The city is noticeably wetter from April through October; roughly 90% of the city's annual rainfall (which totals approximately {{convert|1700|mm|in|0|disp=or}}) typically falls during these months. There is a noticeable difference in temperatures between the city's winters and summers. Haiphong's coolest months, January and February, sees average high temperatures reach {{convert|20|C|F}} and average low temperatures at around {{convert|14|C|F|1}}. Its warmest months, June and July, sees average high temperatures hover around {{convert|33|C|F|1}} and average low temperatures at around {{convert|26|C|F|1}}. Sea temperatures range from a low of {{convert|21|°C|°F|abbr=on}} in February to a high of {{convert|30|°C|°F|abbr=on}} during the months of July and August.<ref name="WCG">[http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/vietnam/haiphong.php Haiphong Climate Guide], Retrieved 9 August 2012.</ref>
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|location = Haiphong (Phù Liễn, [[Kiến An district]])
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 31.0
|Feb record high C = 34.1
|Mar record high C = 35.4
|Apr record high C = 37.4
|May record high C = 41.5
|Jun record high C = 39.5
|Jul record high C = 38.5
|Aug record high C = 39.4
|Sep record high C = 37.4
|Oct record high C = 36.6
|Nov record high C = 33.1
|Dec record high C = 30.0
|year record high C = 41.5
|Jan high C = 19.8
|Feb high C = 20.1
|Mar high C = 22.2
|Apr high C = 26.4
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 32.0
|Jul high C = 32.1
|Aug high C = 31.5
|Sep high C = 30.8
|Oct high C = 29.0
|Nov high C = 25.8
|Dec high C = 22.1
|year high C = 26.9
|Jan mean C = 16.3
|Feb mean C = 17.0
|Mar mean C = 19.4
|Apr mean C = 23.1
|May mean C = 26.6
|Jun mean C = 28.2
|Jul mean C = 28.4
|Aug mean C = 27.8
|Sep mean C = 26.9
|Oct mean C = 24.7
|Nov mean C = 21.5
|Dec mean C = 18.1
|year mean C = 23.2
|Jan low C = 14.2
|Feb low C = 15.2
|Mar low C = 17.7
|Apr low C = 21.1
|May low C = 24.1
|Jun low C = 25.6
|Jul low C = 25.9
|Aug low C = 25.3
|Sep low C = 24.3
|Oct low C = 22.0
|Nov low C = 18.8
|Dec low C = 15.5
|year low C = 20.8
|Jan record low C = 4.5
|Feb record low C = 4.5
|Mar record low C = 6.1
|Apr record low C = 10.4
|May record low C = 15.5
|Jun record low C = 18.4
|Jul record low C = 20.3
|Aug record low C = 20.4
|Sep record low C = 15.6
|Oct record low C = 12.7
|Nov record low C = 9.0
|Dec record low C = 4.9
|year record low C = 4.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 28.0
|Feb rain mm = 27.4
|Mar rain mm = 48.5
|Apr rain mm = 85.3
|May rain mm = 201.6
|Jun rain mm = 238.1
|Jul rain mm = 238.1
|Aug rain mm = 353.0
|Sep rain mm = 257.1
|Oct rain mm = 136.3
|Nov rain mm = 43.0
|Dec rain mm = 22.8
|year rain mm = 1679.3
|Jan humidity = 84.4
|Feb humidity = 88.5
|Mar humidity = 90.9
|Apr humidity = 90.7
|May humidity = 87.5
|Jun humidity = 86.8
|Jul humidity = 86.6
|Aug humidity = 88.4
|Sep humidity = 86.3
|Oct humidity = 82.3
|Nov humidity = 79.8
|Dec humidity = 79.5
|year humidity = 86.0
|Jan rain days = 8.4
|Feb rain days = 12.8
|Mar rain days = 17.1
|Apr rain days = 12.9
|May rain days = 12.6
|Jun rain days = 14.1
|Jul rain days = 14.2
|Aug rain days = 17.5
|Sep rain days = 13.8
|Oct rain days = 9.7
|Nov rain days = 6.4
|Dec rain days = 5.5
|year rain days = 145.2
|Jan sun = 82.0
|Feb sun = 46.6
|Mar sun = 41.3
|Apr sun = 85.0
|May sun = 183.7
|Jun sun = 181.3
|Jul sun = 199.1
|Aug sun = 169.5
|Sep sun = 179.1
|Oct sun = 179.8
|Nov sun = 148.5
|Dec sun = 126.8
|year sun = 1624.8
| source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology<ref name=IBST>{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf |language=en}}</ref>
| source 2 = The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)<ref>[https://seadelt.net/Asset/Source/Document_ID-245_No-01.pdf The Yearbook of Indochina (1930-1931)]</ref>
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