What are the characteristics of the Red River Delta of Vietnam? What are the geographical position and natural conditions of the Red River Delta of Vietnam?
What is the geographical position of the Red River Delta of Vietnam?
The Red River Delta extends from latitude 21°34 ́N (Lap Thach district) to mudflats about 19°5 ́N (Kim Son district), from 105°17 ́Đ (Ba Vi district) to 107°7 ́Đ (on Cat Ba island).
The Red River Delta is geographically located as follows:
- To the north and west by the Northern Mountainous Midlands
- To the east, it borders the Gulf of Tonkin
- To the south, it borders the North Central
- Located in the center of the North, in the Northern Key Economic Region.
What are the natural conditions of the Red River Delta of Vietnam?
The natural conditions of the Red River Delta are as follows:
Relief:
- The relatively flat terrain with a dense river system has created favorable conditions for the development of the land transport system and infrastructure of the region.
- The river system is relatively developed. However, in the rainy season, excessive flow can cause flooding, especially in estuarine areas when flood and high tide meet, causing water accumulation in the river. In the dry season (October to April next year), the water flow in the river is only 20-30% of the water for the whole year, causing water shortages. Therefore, to stabilize the development of production, especially in agriculture, it is necessary to build a hydro-agricultural system to ensure active irrigation and to build a system of dikes to prevent floods and salinity.
- The Red River Delta is a place with low terrain, mainly plain, and quite flat, so it is favorable for the development of all economic sectors and concentrated population.
=> Influence:
- Favorable for the intensive cultivation of wet rice.
- It is possible to plant valuable cold-loving plants in winter crops.
- Favorable for the development of the marine economy.
- Areas frequently affected by natural disasters.
- Lack of on-site raw materials for industrial production.
Characteristics of the population - society
The Red River Delta is the most populous region in the country and the population density is also the highest in the country. The characteristics of this working population have created for the region an abundant labor source and a large consumption market
>> Influence:
- Abundant labor force with high expertise.
- Large consumer market.
- The most complete rural infrastructure in the country.
- Lowest average farmland in the country.
- Large population while slow economic transition puts a lot of pressure on environment, health, culture, education...
Infrastructure of the Red River Delta
- The Red River Delta has infrastructure such as transportation, electricity, and water...
- The expressway system of the region with many routes such as the North-South expressway, the Hanoi - Hai Phong expressway, the Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway, and the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong expressway (under construction).
Under Resolution 30-NQ/TW in 2022, the position of the Red River Delta is specified as follows:
- The Red River Delta is strategically important in terms of politics, economy, culture, society, environment, defense, security, and foreign affairs of the whole country; where many unique cultural and historical values of the nation are preserved. Exploiting the full potential and outstanding advantages for fast and sustainable development, the Red River Delta is the leading development driving force, playing a guiding role in the process of restructuring the economy and transforming the country's growth model.
What are the socio-economic development goals of the Red River Delta of Vietnam to 2030?
In Section 2 of Resolution 30-NQ/TW in 2022, the socio-economic development goals of the Red River Delta of Vietnam to 2030 as follows:
Goals to 2030
The Red River Delta is a fast-growing, sustainable region with a reasonable economic structure, imbued with national cultural identity; focus on developing modern industries and services and high-tech, organic, green, and circular agriculture with high economic value; become the center of education and training of high-quality human resources of the whole country; take the lead in scientific and technological development, innovation, digital economy and digital society; have synchronous, modern, smart and highly connected socio-economic infrastructure.
Environmental pollution, traffic congestion and waterlogging are basically solved. Party organization and political system are clean, strong, effective and effective; national unity is strengthened; national defense and security are maintained; expanded foreign relations and effective international integration.
The material and spiritual life of the people has been enhanced, leading the whole country. Building Hanoi Capital "Van Hien - Civilized - Modern", becoming the center and driving force for regional and national development, striving to be on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region.
Some specific goals by 2030
- From 2021 to 2030, GRDP growth will average about 9% / year. By 2030, regional GRDP will increase about 3 times compared to 2020 (current prices), of which agriculture, forestry, and fishery account for about 3.5%; industry-construction accounts for about 47%; services account for about 41%, product tax minus subsidies accounted for about 8.5%. GRDP per capita is about 274 million VND/person/year. The average growth rate of labor productivity is over 7%.
The average contribution of aggregate factor productivity (TFP) to growth in the period 2021 - 2030 will reach 55%. The digital economy reaches about 35% of the Gross Regional Domestic Product. The urbanization rate reaches over 55%; 100% of communes meet the new rural standards, of which at least 50% of communes meet the newly improved rural standards; 20% of communes meet the new model rural standard.
- The proportion of schools meeting national standards: Kindergarten reached 76%, primary school reached 95%, lower secondary school reached 90%, and high school reached 68%. The proportion of trained workers with degrees and certificates reached about 48-52%, the unemployment rate remained below 3%. The poverty rate according to multidimensional standards decreases by about 1.5% per year. There are 32 hospital beds and 11 doctors per 1000 people. The participation rate in health insurance reaches over 95% of the population.
- The proportion of households using tap water according to standards in urban areas reaches 100%, in rural areas reaches 85%; 100% of industrial parks and export processing zones in operation have centralized wastewater treatment systems meeting environmental standards; the rate of collection and treatment of municipal solid waste meeting standards and regulations reaches 95%; The rate of hazardous waste collected and treated according to regulations reaches 98%. It will reach a reduction by 9% in greenhouse gas emissions.
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