Bình Tân district, Ho Chi Minh City explained

Binh Tan district
Native Name:Quận Bình Tân
Native Name Lang:vi
Type:Urban district
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Coordinates:10.7619°N 106.5947°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Centrally governed city
Subdivision Name1:Ho Chi Minh City
Established Date:2003
Seat Type:Seat
Leader Title:People's Council
Leader Title1:People's Committee
Leader Name1:Huỳnh Văn Chính
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:52
Population Total:822.173
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Wards
Parts Style:para
P1:10 phường
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Timezone1:ICT
Utc Offset1:+07
Website:binhtan.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Bình Tân is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and is known as a large inner city of migrant workers. In 2010 the district had a population of 611,170, in an area of 52 km².[1] The name is a combination of Bình Hưng Hoà, Bình Trị Đông and Tân Tạo.

Geographical location

Bình Tân district borders District 12 and Hóc Môn district to the north, District 8 and Bình Chánh district to the south, District 6, District 8 and Tân Phú district to the east, and Bình Chánh district to the west.

Administration

Bình Tân district consists of ten wards:

  • Bình Hưng Hòa
  • Bình Hưng Hòa A
  • Bình Hưng Hòa B
  • Bình Trị Đông
  • Bình Trị Đông A
  • Bình Trị Đông B
  • Tân Tạo
  • Tân Tạo A
  • An Lạc
  • An Lạc A

Healthcare

Located in Binh Tan district, Hoa Lam-Shangri-La Healthcare Techpark is the first healthcare park in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam with 1,700 bed capacity. There are two commissioned hospitals, including City International Hospital and Gia An 115 Hospital serving a population of 700 thousands in the region, from primary care to tertiary care.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district. HCMC Office of Statistics. Feb 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705095635/http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=5fdc62bc-0523-453a-b596-57ad36af9831&groupId=18. July 5, 2017. dead.