Tân Phú District

For the district in Đồng Nai Province, see Tân Phú District, Đồng Nai.
Tân Phú District
Quận Tân Phú
Urban district

Position in HCMC's core
Tân Phú District

Location in Vietnam

Coordinates: 10°47′32″N 106°37′31″E / 10.79222°N 106.62528°E / 10.79222; 106.62528Coordinates: 10°47′32″N 106°37′31″E / 10.79222°N 106.62528°E / 10.79222; 106.62528
Country  Vietnam
Centrally governed city Ho Chi Minh City
Seat Hoà Thạnh ward
Wards 11 phường
Area
  Total 16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
  Total 407,924
  Density 25,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi)
Demographics
  Main ethnic groups predominantly Kinh
Time zone ICT (UTC+07)
Website tanphu.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Tân Phú is an urban district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. As of 2010, the district has a population of 407,924[1] and covers an area of 16 km².[1] The district is divided into 11 small subsets which are called wards. It borders District 12 to the north, Tân Bình District to the east, Bình Tân District to the west, and District 6 and District 11 to the south.

The district was separated from Tân Bình District in December 2003.[2] It consists of 11 wards: Tân Sơn Nhì, Tây Thạnh, Sơn Kỳ, Tân Quý, Tân Thành, Phú Thọ Hòa, Phú Thạnh, Phú Trung, Hòa Thạnh, Hiệp Tân, Tân Thới Hòa.

References

  1. 1 2 "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
  2. (Vietnamese) ..điều chỉnh địa giới hành chính quận Tân Bình để thành lập quận Tân Phú và các phường trực thuộc...


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