Bình Thạnh district
Bình Thạnh district
Quận Bình Thạnh | |
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Clockwise from top: Bình Thạnh skyline viewed from Ba Son Bridge, Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt, Lê Văn Duyệt Boulevard towards Bình Thạnh District Hall (formerly Gia Định Province Hall), Bà Chiểu Market, Landmark 81 building and Saigon Bridge | |
Position in HCMC's core | |
| Coordinates: 10°48′12″N 106°41′23″E / 10.80333°N 106.68972°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally Governed City | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | L'Inspection de Gia Định, 6 Phan Đăng Lưu, Ward 14 |
| Wards | 20 wards |
| Government | |
| • People's Committee | Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 552.164 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | binhthanh |
Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. As of 2017, the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2.
The name of the district was formed from the names of two wards in the old Gò Vấp district, Bình Hòa and Thạnh Mỹ Tây. In 1976, those two wards were removed from Gò Vấp District to create Bình Thạnh District.