Sơn Tây, Hanoi
21°08′N 105°30′E / 21.133°N 105.500°E
Sơn Tây | |
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| Sơn Tây Town Thị xã Sơn Tây | |
| Coordinates: 21°8′N 105°30′E / 21.133°N 105.500°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Municipalities | Hanoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.5 km2 (43.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 230,577 |
| • Density | 2,031/km2 (5,260/sq mi) |
Sơn Tây (ⓘ) is a district-level town ("thị xã") in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It was the capital of Sơn Tây province before merging with Hà Đông province to form Hà Tây province in 1965. Sơn Tây lies 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the capital Hanoi. It had a city status in Hà Tây province. However, when Hà Tây was absorbed into Hanoi, Sơn Tây was demoted from a city to a town.
It is often referred to as “soldier town” due to the proliferation of army barracks and military institutions that surrounds the town, including the Vietnamese People's Army Infantry Academy.
Sơn Tây's future is seen as being very much that of a satellite city of Hanoi and as a result there are plans to relocate universities and other public facilities to Sơn Tây where land is cheaper and more plentiful. The government has planned to complete this project by duplicating the main Hanoi—Sơn Tây carriageway which is expected to be completed in 2009.