Tân Phú District, Ho Chi Minh City

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.

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
Country Vietnam
Centrally governed cityHo Chi Minh City
SeatHoà Thạnh ward
Wards11 phường
Area
 • Total16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total464,493
 • Density29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Main ethnic groupspredominantly Kinh
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Websitetanphu.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

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 and Tân Thới Hòa.

References
  1. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
  2. (in 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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