Bình Thạnh district explained

Bình Thạnh district
Native Name:Quận Bình Thạnh
Native Name Lang:vi
Type:Urban district
Pushpin Map:Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia
Coordinates:10.8033°N 106.6897°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Centrally Governed City
Subdivision Name1:Ho Chi Minh City
Established Date:June 1976
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:6 Phan Đăng Lưu
Leader Title:People's Council
Leader Title1:People's Committee
Leader Name1:Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:20.8
Population Total:552.164
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Wards
Parts Style:para
P1:20 wards
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Timezone1:ICT
Utc Offset1:+07

Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam., the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2.[1]

The name of the district was formed from the names of two wards in the old Gò Vấp district, Bình Hòa and Thạnh Mỹ Tây. In 1976, those two wards were removed from Gò Vấp District to create Bình Thạnh District.

Administrative division

Bình Thạnh is divided into 20 wards. They are wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. Wards 4, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 20 and 23 have previously been dissolved and merged into other wards.

Geographical location

Bình Thạnh District borders the city of Thủ Đức to the east, Phú Nhuận district to the west, District 1 to the south, Gò Vấp district and District 12 to the north.

Bình Quới Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Đa Peninsula on the Saigon River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HCMC's Population and population density in 2017 by district. HCMC Office of Statistics. Apr 6, 2019.