Talk:Tân Bình district, Hồ Chí Minh City

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[edit] Population

Is it correct that this district has a high concentration of inhabitants of northern Vietnamese origin? Badagnani 21:18, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

According to the official government website:

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In 1954, about 33,000 northerners “went South” to settle in the areas of Saigon-Gia Dinh and Cholon. Among them, 75% were Catholics from Bac Ninh, Bui Chu, Phat Diem, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Hung Hoa, Lang Son, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh and other provinces. They concentrated on the outskirts of Saigon like Tan Binh (40% of the population and within 12 wards), Go Vap (10 wards), Phu Nhuan (5 wards), Binh Thanh (every ward).

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DHN 21:44, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, this is great info. Can you add it to the article, or should I? Badagnani 22:55, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and why would the northerners have come south in that year? Badagnani 22:56, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

In 1954, about a million northerners went South after the partition of the country in the Geneva Conference (1954). Most of the refugees were Roman Catholics who feared persecution by the communists. DHN 23:40, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, it makes sense now. That was called Operation Passage to Freedom. Badagnani 00:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)