Hóc Môn district, Hồ Chí Minh City
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The Hóc Môn district is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
The district has 11 wards: Nhị Bình, Xuân Thới Thượng, Xuân Thới Sơn, Bà Điểm, Đông Thạnh, Tân Hiệp, Thới Tam Thôn, Trung Chánh, Tân Xuân, Tân Thới Nhì, Xuân Thới Đông, and Xuân Thới Sơn; and 1 township: Hóc Môn. 7 wards split to create district 12: Thạnh Lộc, An Phú Đông, Tân Thới Hiệp, Đông Hưng Thuận, Tân Thới Nhất, a piece of Tân Chánh Hiệp and a piece of Trung Mỹ Tây.
[edit] History
Between 1698 and 1731, some people from the northern and central regions of Vietnam moved to Hóc Môn to escape the constant warfare between the Nguyen and the Trinh. At that time, this area was still undeveloped land, with wild animals including tigers roaming free. Because a great deal of taro grew in the swampy areas there, the new settlers called this place "Hóc Môn," meaning "the corner/alley with taro."
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