Thủ Đức district, Hồ Chí Minh City

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Thủ Đức District
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Thủ Đức District
Geography
District seat: ?
Location: North-Eastern HCMC
Area: 47.76 km²
Communes, Wards: 12 wards
Population
Population: 356 088 (2006)
 - Rural  ?%
 - Urban  ?%
Density: 7 456 person/km²
Main ethnic groups: predominatly Kinh
Administration
Chairman of People's Council: ?
Chairman of People's Committee: {{{People's Commitee}}}
Other info
Governmenta's tel: (84.8) ?
Government's fax: (84.8) ?
Official website: [1]

Thu Duc district (Vietnamese: Quận Thủ Đức) is an urban district (quận) in the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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

In 1997, the southern part of Thu Duc was divided to become 2nd and 9th District. Thu Duc district currently has 12 wards: Linh Đông, Linh Tây, Linh Chiểu, Linh Trung, Linh Xuân, Hiệp Bình Chánh, Hiệp Bình Phước, Tam Phú, Trường Thọ, Bình Chiểu, Bình Thọ, Tam Bình.

Thu Duc was the site of a military academy for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the existence of South Vietnam.

Prominent sites consist of: Song Than station, Binh Trieu station, Song Than industrial park.

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