Hue

Hue City People`s Committee

• Introduction

  Hue city is the provincial centre of Thua Thien Hue province. A great many tourist potentials, especially historical and cultural tourism with the complex of Hue relics recognized by UNESCO as the Cultural Heritage. With its multi-functional role, the City shall promote a close linkage with the neighboring provinces in order to meet the demand of the central region in accelerating the industrialisation and modernisation of the country, and to build Hue City a Green-Clean-Beautiful place to be an ideal tourism destination of the country.

• City Data (2009)

  Population (persons)	324,315
  Area (km2)	70,988
  Number of Households	61,944
  GDP per Capita (US$)	509
  Climate	Average Temperature 25.2 °C, Annual Rainfall 2,755 mm
  Major Languages	Vietnamese
  Major Industries	Tourism, Textile, Foodstuff manufacture, Electronics, Handicraft, etc.

• Urban Issues and Projects

  Priority Concerns

  Specification of landmarks to the area no.1 and 2 of the heritage sites in Hue city
  Completion of the detail plans of all inhabitant areas
  Completion of issuance of land use authority certificates at the end of 2005

  Main Projects and Contributions

  Projects on urban clearance (South-East Thuy An commune planning area, Dai Dau planning area, North Huong So commune planning area and South Vy Da planning area)
  Project on resettlement of the boat people of Hue city
  Project on construction of one small scale industrial area and one clean industrial zone of Hue city located at Huong So commune in order to centralise the industrial manufacture bases existing in the area of the inner Hue city.

  Technical Cooperation with Other Cities

  Sister City relationship : Shizuoka, Rennes, Honolulu
  Membership of international organisation : Organisation of World Heritage Cities (OWHC),
  Mayors for Peace, UCLG, LUCI, AIMF, etc.

  Cooperation Offered

  Decentralised cooperation in the field of education, environment, etc.
  Improvement of tourism and traditional handicrafts

  Cooperation Requested

  Improvement of health care, Gender equality, Development of environmental infrastructure