Tân Bình district | |
Native Name: | Quận Tân Bình |
Native Name Lang: | vi |
Type: | Urban district |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
Coordinates: | 10.7942°N 106.6544°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Centrally governed city |
Subdivision Name1: | Ho Chi Minh City |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | 387A Trường Chinh |
Leader Title: | People's Council |
Leader Title1: | People's Committee |
Leader Name1: | Nguyễn Bá Thành |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 22.43 |
Population Total: | 474,792 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Parts Type: | Wards |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 15 phường |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Info1: | Predominantly Việt |
Timezone1: | ICT |
Utc Offset1: | +07:00 |
Website: | tanbinh.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
Tân Bình is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The city's international airport is situated in the district.[1] It consists of 15 wards, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. It occupies . In the 2019 census, Tân Bình district has a population of 474,792 people.
Tân Bình is situated within the urban core of Ho Chi Minh City. It borders Phú Nhuận and District 3 to the east, Tân Phú to the west, District 10 and District 11 to the south, District 12 and Gò Vấp to the north.
Most of the district landscape is flat. The average terrain height is with the highest natural elevation being around in the area of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.
As of the April 1, 2019 census, there were 133,745 households and 474,792 residents in the district. 16.5% were under the age of 14, 77.5% from 15 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males.[2]
In 2004, the population was predominantly ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) with 93.33%. The second-largest ethnic group was the Chinese (Hoa) with 6.38%. Other ethnic groups included Khmer with 0.11%, Tày with 0,05%, Nùng with 0,03%, Mường with 0,02%, Chăm with 0,02% and Thái with 0,01% of the population.[3]
According to the 1999 census, 56.68% reported to be non-religious, 22.9% practiced Catholicism, 19.62% practiced Buddhism, 0.4% practiced Cao Dai, 0.37% practiced Protestantism, 0.02% were Muslims while 0.01% followed Hoa Hao.[3]
Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company have their headquarters in the district.[4] [5] VietJet Air has its Ho Chi Minh City office in the district as well.[6]
Tân Bình district has one of the most notable high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, the Nguyễn Thượng Hiền High School. Other public high schools are Nguyễn Chí Thanh High School, Nguyễn Thái Bình High School and one of the most popular private high school in Ho Chi Minh City, Lý Tự Trọng High School.
Tân Bình School's Disability Workplace Education and Training Project is a collaborative project involving Tân Bình District Department of Education and Training, RMIT University's Department of Social and Community Services and the Loreto Vietnam Australia Program (LVAP). The project is funded by the Australian Government International Aid Program (AusAID) and technical support is provided by AVI (Australian Volunteers International).[7]
The district hosts several consulates:
Mexico | 86/56/20 Phổ Quang, Ward 2 |
Mongolia | 84 Thích Minh Nguyệt, Ward 2 |
Myanmar | 50 Sầm Sơn, Ward 4 |