Tân Uyên, Bình Dương Explained

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]

Administrative divisions

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).

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Đa số cử tri đồng ý thành lập thành phố Tân Uyên .
  2. Web site: Districts of Vietnam. Statoids. 13 March 2009.
  3. Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris - Page 109 1889 "Je repartais à quatre heures par la voiture de Tân-uyên, centre important sur le Don-naï, situé à 14 kilomètres de Hiên-hoà par voie de terre. Au treizième kilomètre, nous descendons de voiture et nous coupons à travers champs, pour nous ..."
  4. Web site: Binh Duong pottery village gears up for Lunar New Year rush. 2021-01-26. VnExpress International. en.