District 9 (Vietnamese: Quận 9) is a former urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 263,486, and an area of 114 km2.[1]
District 9
Quận 9 | |
|---|---|
 Position in HCMC's core | |
  District 9 Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°49′49″N 106°49′3″E / 10.83028°N 106.81750°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Wards | 13 phường |
| Area | |
• Total | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 263,486 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | quan9.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 9 was merged with District 2 and Thủ Đức district to become Thu Duc City on December 9, 2020, by Standing Committee of the National Assembly's approval.[2]
Geographical location
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District 9 borders Đồng Nai province to the east, Bình Dương province to the west, District 2 to the south, and Thủ Đức district to the west.
Administration
editDistrict 9 consists of 13 wards (phường):
- Phước Long A
- Phước Long B
- Tăng Nhơn Phú A
- Tăng Nhơn Phú B
- Long Trường
- Trường Thạnh
- Phước Bình
- Tân Phú
- Hiệp Phú
- Long Thạnh Mỹ
- Long Bình
- Long Phước
- Phú Hữu
Education
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Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras, the French international school, is in Long Bình.[3]
References
edit- ^ "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ Đoàn Loan, Viết Tuân (December 9, 2020). "Establishment of Thu Duc City (in Vietnamese)". VnExpress. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Contacts Archived 2015-02-01 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras. Retrieved on January 23, 2015. "Route N°11 – Long Binh – District 9 Hô Chi Minh-Ville"
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