Hội An (city)
Hội An
Thành phố Hội An Faifo (Hoài Phố) | |
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| Hoi An City Thành phố Hội An | |
View of the old town with Hoài River, a tributary of Thu Bồn River | |
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Hội An Location of Hội An in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′47″N 108°19′55″E / 15.87972°N 108.33194°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Quảng Nam Province |
| Promoted from Town to Provincial city | January 29, 2008 |
| Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 152,160 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Climate | Am |
| Official name | Hoi An Ancient Town |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (v) |
| Reference | 948 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Area | 30 ha (74 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 280 ha (690 acres) |
Hội An (Vietnamese: [hôjˀ aːn] ⓘ) is a former city of Quảng Nam Province in Central Vietnam. Hội An Old Town has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 and is recognized as a well-preserved former site of a once-thriving Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th–19th century.
Prior to Vietnam's 2025 administrative reforms, Hội An was a Class-3 provincial city of the former Quảng Nam Province, which was merged into the city of Da Nang, a direct-controlled municipality of Vietnam.
Along with the Cù Lao Chàm archipelago, it is part of the Cù Lao Chàm-Hội An Biosphere Reserve, designated in 2009. In 2023, Hội An was registered in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network list.
The town's buildings and street plan reflect a blend of indigenous Vietnamese and foreign influences. Prominent in Hội An's old town is the "Japanese Bridge" dating to the 16th–17th century.