Apartments for rent in Đống Đa (Dong Da), Hanoi

Đống Đa is a dense, central area south-west of Hoàn Kiếm. It is home to the Temple of Literature, many of Vietnam's best-known universities and several of the city's leading hospitals.

Đống Đa is Hanoi's most densely populated district: in 2017 about 420,900 people lived in under 10 square kilometres, some 42,300 per square kilometre. The density is broken up by lakes such as Ba Mẫu, Kim Liên, Xã Đàn and Văn Chương.

It is also a working and studying district, with Hanoi Medical University, Foreign Trade University and many others, and head offices of companies such as Petrolimex, VNPT and VPBank. Chùa Bộc street is a known shopping street.

Landmarks

• Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám): Founded in 1070, with 82 stone stelae naming doctoral graduates, listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
• Láng Pagoda (Chùa Láng / Chiêu Thiền Tự): A pagoda honouring the monk Từ Đạo Hạnh at 116 Chùa Láng Street.
• Đống Đa Mound (Gò Đống Đa): Site commemorating the 1789 Tây Sơn victory over the Qing.
• Khâm Thiên Memorial: A mother-and-child monument on Khâm Thiên Street remembering the victims of the December 1972 bombing.

Shops, health and schools

• Supermarkets: Vincom Center Nguyễn Chí Thanh at 54A Nguyễn Chí Thanh is a large mall of about 140 brands with a supermarket on level 1.
• Cafés and dining: Vincom Center Nguyễn Chí Thanh's brands span fashion, entertainment and dining, and it is open 09:30–22:00.
• Gyms and sport: Elite Fitness Nguyễn Chí Thanh is on level 6 of ROX Tower, 54A Nguyễn Chí Thanh.
• Healthcare: Hanoi French Hospital (Hôpital Français de Hanoi) at 1 Phương Mai has a 24-hour emergency department; Bạch Mai Hospital and the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics are also here.
• International schools nearby: The British Vietnamese International School (British curriculum, IGCSE and A-levels) is in neighbouring Thanh Xuân, at Royal City, 72A Nguyễn Trãi.

Getting around

• Metro Line 2A (Cát Linh–Hà Đông), opened on 6 November 2021, starts at Cát Linh station and stops at La Thành before heading south-west to Hà Đông.
• Metro Line 3 will add underground stations at Cát Linh and Văn Miếu; the Kim Mã to Hanoi station section is planned for late 2027.
• The Ngã Tư Sở intersection suffers frequent, prolonged congestion, and Láng Road between Ngã Tư Sở and Cầu Giấy carries nearly three times its design capacity at peak times.

Good to know

• The Temple of Literature appears on the back of the 100,000 đồng banknote.
• Residents gather at the Khâm Thiên memorial every year on 26 December.
• Hanoi French Hospital's website is available in English, French and Japanese as well as Vietnamese.