The master plan of the Capital with a 100-year vision orients the structure of the Hanoi Urban Region according to the "Centered Urban Cluster" model.
In which, Hanoi is the central nuclear city, the brain, playing a role in connecting regions and international interregions.
The cities belonging to the surrounding provinces are satellite and counterweight urban systems, clearly assigned roles and functions to support, share pressure and create common development momentum for the whole region.
The urban cluster including the North (Thai Nguyen province) is a type I urban area, with the role of a high-quality medical, educational and training center of the Northern Midlands and Mountains Region, sharing the pressure of training and medical examination and treatment for Hanoi. Song Cong and Pho Yen are type II urban areas with modern industry, associated with a high-tech complex (Samsung), directly connected to the growth pole of Soc Son of Hanoi through the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen expressway, forming a supply chain for electronics - semiconductor industry.
In the Northeast (Bac Ninh province), Bac Ninh urban area (type I), Tu Son, Thuan Thanh (type II) form a continuous industrial - service urban chain, directly adjacent to Hanoi. These urban areas have the function of high-tech industrial centers, supporting industries and traditional craft villages, supporting Hanoi in providing production space, logistics and housing for workers and experts working in the North and East of Hanoi.
The Southeast (Hung Yen province) includes urban areas of type III such as Van Giang, My Hao, Pho Noi and Hung Yen urban area. In which Van Giang develops a chain of eco-urban, commercial, and high-class service urban areas (Ecopark, Ocean Park 2-3), creating a seamless connection with Gia Lam (Hanoi) across the Bac Hung Hai River, creating a high-quality living space, reducing the mechanical population load for the inner city.
My Hao and Pho Noi urban areas are industrial and service urban centers along National Highway 5, and are production rear for the East-West economic corridor. Hung Yen (Pho Hien, type III) is a cultural and historical urban area located on the Red River, connecting river tourism with Hanoi.
The South (Ninh Binh province, including former Ha Nam) is Duy Tien urban area (type IV), combined with Phu Xuyen to form a continuous urban-industrial chain in the South. Phu Ly urban area (type II) is a regional-level medical center (with two facilities Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals), a southern gateway education and service center, directly reducing the burden on end-line hospitals in Hanoi. Ninh Binh and Tam Diep (type II) are tourist, cultural and spiritual urban areas and the gateway traffic hub of the Central region.
The West (Phu Tho province, including old Vinh Phuc) includes Vinh Yen urban area (type I), resort center, clean industry. Phuc Yen urban area (type III) is the gateway, automobile/motorbike industry, directly connected to Me Linh, Soc Son. Viet Tri urban area (type I), a festival city returning to its roots, connected to Ba Vi - Son Tay via Van Lang bridge, forming a cultural and spiritual tourism complex (Hung Temple - Tan Vien Son).
Hoa Binh - Luong Son urban area is located at the Northwest gateway, and in the future will develop strongly in hydropower, ecotourism and weekend resorts, directly connected to Xuan Mai satellite urban area.
East (Hai Phong City - including old Hai Duong) is a strategic transit city and an important industrial support service center on the corridor of National Highway 5 and Highway 5B, connecting Hanoi with the seaport. Chi Linh City, a spiritual and ecological tourism city (Con Son - Kiep Bac), connected to the Northeast cultural axis.
