District 9, Ho Chi Minh City

District 9 Quận 9
Urban district
Position in HCMC's core
10°49′49″N 106°49′3″E / 10.83028°N 106.81750°E / 10.83028; 106.81750
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 (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 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

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Municipal city

• City of Thủ Đức
  • District 2
  • District 9
  • Thủ Đức

Urban districts

• Bình Tân
• Bình Thạnh
• District 1
• District 3
• District 4
• District 5
• District 6
• District 7
• District 8
• District 10
• District 11
• District 12
• Gò Vấp
• Phú Nhuận
• Tân Bình
• Tân Phú

Rural districts

• Bình Chánh
• Cần Giờ
• Củ Chi
• Hóc Môn
• Nhà Bè

Others

• List of districtual name etymologies

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