Bình Thạnh district, Hồ Chí Minh City

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Quận Bình Thạnh
Geography
District seat: 4, Phan Đăng Lưu str
Location: trung tâm thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Area: 20,8 km²
Communes, Wards: 19 phường
Population
Population: 449.943 (giữa năm 2006)
 - Rural  %
 - Urban  %
Density: 19.509 person/km²
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Administration
Chairman of People's Council: ?
Chairman of People's Committee: {{{People's Commitee}}}
Other info
Governmenta's tel: (84.8) 8412366
Government's fax: (84.8) 8433455
Official website: [1]

Binh Thanh district (Bình Thạnh in Vietnamese) is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Position in the metropolitan area of HCMC Position in HCMC's core

The district has 20 wards. The name "Binh Thanh" was formed from the name of 2 wards in the old Go Vap district, Binh Hoa and Thanh My Tay. In 1976, 2 wards were removed from Go Vap district to create Binh Thanh district.

The Binh Quoi Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Da peninsula on the Saigon River, in the Binh Thanh District.

Binh Thanh borders district 1, Phu Nhuan, Go Vap.