Tân Uyên | |
Settlement Type: | City (Class-3) |
Official Name: | Tân Uyên City |
Native Name: | Thành phố Tân Uyên |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Vietnam##Location within Southeast Asia##Location within Asia |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam#Southeast Asia#Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bình Dương |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Uyên Hưng |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 192.5 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 466,053 |
Timezone: | Indochina Time |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Tân Uyên is a provincial city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, about 20 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.
As of 2021, the city had a population of 466,053, covering an area of 192.5 km2. The capital lies at Uyên Hưng.[1]
The area has been an important local centre since the Nguyễn dynasty and French periods.[2] [3] It is a center of pottery production.[4]
Tân Uyên City is divided into 10 wards (Hội Nghĩa, Khánh Bình, Phú Chánh, Tân Hiệp, Tân Phước Khánh, Tân Vĩnh Hiệp, Thái Hòa, Thạnh Phước, Uyên Hưng, Vĩnh Tân) and 2 communes (Bạch Đằng, Thạnh Hội).