Bình Thạnh district
Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. As of 2017, the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2.
Bình Thạnh district
Quận Bình Thạnh | |
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Urban district | |
Landmark 81 building. (bottom) Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt. (top) | |
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Seal | |
Position in HCMC's core | |
Bình Thạnh district Bình Thạnh district Bình Thạnh district | |
| Coordinates: 10°48′12″N 106°41′23″E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally Governed City | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | 6 Phan Đăng Lưu |
| Wards | 20 wards |
| Government | |
| • People's Committee | Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 552.164 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | binhthanh |
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.
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