District 9, Ho Chi Minh City

District 9 Quận 9
Urban district
Position in HCMC's core
District 9 Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°49′49″N 106°49′3″E / 10.83028°N 106.81750°ECoordinates: 10°49′49″N 106°49′3″E / 10.83028°N 106.81750°E
Country	Vietnam
Centrally governed city	Ho Chi Minh City
Wards	13 phường
Area
• Total	114 km^2 (44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	263,486
• Density	2,300/km^2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Main ethnic groups	predominantly Kinh
Time zone	ICT (UTC+07)
Website	quan9.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 9 (Vietnamese: Quận 9) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 263,486, and an area of 114 km².^[1]

Geographical location

District 9 borders Đồng Nai Province to the east, Bình Dương Province to the west, District 2 to the south, and Thủ Đức District to the west.

Administration

District 9 consists of 13 wards (phường):

• Phước Long A
• Phước Long B
• Tăng Nhơn Phú A
• Tăng Nhơn Phú B
• Long Trường
• Trường Thạnh
• Phước Bình
• Tân Phú
• Hiệp Phú
• Long Thạnh Mỹ
• Long Bình
• Long Phước
• Phú Hữu

Education

Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras, the French international school, is in Long Bình, District 9.^[2]

References

1. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
2. "Contacts." Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Route N°11 – Long Binh – District 9 Hô Chi Minh-Ville"