District_9,_Ho_Chi_Minh_City

District 9, Ho Chi Minh City

District 9, Ho Chi Minh City

Urban district in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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]

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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


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

District 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

Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras, the French international school, is in Long Bình.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Đoàn Loan, Viết Tuân (December 9, 2020). "Establishment of Thu Duc City (in Vietnamese)". VnExpress. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "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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