West Lake (Hanoi)

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West Lake
Hồ Tây (Vietnamese)
West Lake at sunset
West Lake
Location	Hanoi
Coordinates	21°3′18″N 105°49′12″E / 21.05500°N 105.82000°E / 21.05500; 105.82000
Lake type	Freshwater lake
Basin countries	Vietnam
Surface area	5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)[1]
Shore length1	17 km (11 mi)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

West Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Tây) is the biggest freshwater lake of Hanoi, Vietnam, located northwest of the city center. With a shore length of 17 kilometres (11 mi) and 500 hectares (5.0 km²) in area, this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels and villas. A small part of West Lake is divided by Thanh Niên road to form Trúc Bạch Lake. Most of the lake is located within Tây Hồ District, named after the lake.