Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Milwaukee vs. Hanoi, a statistical comparison
Tooling around Hanoi, I've often felt that it really wasn't much bigger than Milwaukee in terms of physical size. For example, going to Hoan Kiem Lake feels like going from about 35th street to the lakefront. Yesterday, one of my students, Thu, printed out a picture of Bar Harbor Maine and was shocked at the width of the roads and the spaces between houses. I told her, yes, this is typical, even in much larger cities.
The other day I checked on Wikipedia--Milwaukee vs. Hanoi and found this is true! However, there's a lot, lot, lot more people! Here's the lowdown:
Milwaukee: population 602,191(city only)
land area: 97 square miles or 251 square km
Hanoi: population: 6,232,940 (metro area)
land area: 71.9 square mies or 186 square km
So there you have it, an area smaller than my hometown, but packed with houses, traffic and people!!!
The other day I checked on Wikipedia--Milwaukee vs. Hanoi and found this is true! However, there's a lot, lot, lot more people! Here's the lowdown:
Milwaukee: population 602,191(city only)
land area: 97 square miles or 251 square km
Hanoi: population: 6,232,940 (metro area)
land area: 71.9 square mies or 186 square km
So there you have it, an area smaller than my hometown, but packed with houses, traffic and people!!!
Labels: Viet Nam and the West
