District 8, Ho Chi Minh City
| District 8 Quận 8 | |
|---|---|
| Urban district | |
 Position in HCMC's core | |
  District 8 Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′24″N 106°37′40″E / 10.72333°N 106.62778°ECoordinates: 10°43′24″N 106°37′40″E / 10.72333°N 106.62778°E | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | 4 Phạm Thế Hiển |
| Wards | 16 phường |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 418,961 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+07) |
| Website | quan8.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 8 (Vietnamese: Quận 8) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam.
As of 2010, the district had a population of 418,961, an area of 19 km².[1] It is divided into 16 small subsets which are called wards (phường), numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 16.
Geographical location
District 8 borders District 5 and District 6 to the north, District 4 and District 7 to the east, Bình Chánh District to the south, and Bình Tân District to the west.
Map showing the location of District 8 within metropolitan Ho Chi Minh City
References
- ↑ "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
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