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Bến Tre

Bến Tre

City in Vietnam

For the American glass sculptor, see Howard Ben Tré.

Bến Tre (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ˀɓən˦ˀ˥ ʈɛ˧˧] ⓘ) is the capital city of Bến Tre Province, in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. Located 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the city covers an area of 65.75 km2 (25.39 sq mi) and has a population of 124,499 at the 2019 census.[1] Bến Tre is connected to the surrounding provinces by the Rạch Miễu Bridge.

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History

The French occupied Bến Tre in 1867. The Viet Minh defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and gained independence under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh and his generals.[2] During the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive in 1968, it was nearly destroyed by bombing.

  • Map of Bến Tre in 1882.
  • Bến Tre Market after the Tet Offensive in 1968.

Geography

Bến Tre is located on Bảo Island, with the districts of Châu Thành, Giồng Trôm and Ba Tri. The city is oriented in a triangular layout and is bordered by the following:

Administration

The city of Bến Tre has 8 wards: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, An Hội, Phú Khương and Phú Tân, and 6 communes: Bình Phú, Mỹ Thạnh An, Nhơn Thạnh, Phú Hưng, Phú Nhuận and Sơn Đông.

Schools

Notable people

  • Tourist boat on the Bến Tre River.
  • Bến Tre Museum
  • Bến Tre Market
  • Trúc Giang Lake

References

  1. [1]
    "Completed results of the 2019 Vietnam population and housing census" (PDF). General Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    Thạch Phương, Tứ Đoàn, Phương Thảo Nguyễn Địa chí Bến Tre 1991 "Only in Bao and Minh islets, there had been 70 schools of Chinese characters in 152 villages until the French occupied Ben Tre (1867). That was a very rare proportion at that time. The list of the Ben Tre successful candidates written in the...."
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