Gò Vấp District

Go Vap District Quận Gò Vấp
Urban district
Position in HCMC's core
Go Vap District Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°50′30″N 106°40′00″E / 10.84167°N 106.66667°ECoordinates: 10°50′30″N 106°40′00″E / 10.84167°N 106.66667°E
Country	Vietnam
Centrally governed city	Ho Chi Minh City
Seat	19 Quang Trung
Wards	16 phường
Area
• Total	20 km^2 (8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	548,145
• Density	27,000/km^2 (71,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Main ethnic groups	predominantly Kinh
Time zone	ICT (UTC+07)
Website	govap.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Gò Vấp is an urban district in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. In July 1976, two wards (Bình Hòa and Thạnh Mỹ Tây) split from Gò Vấp District to create Bình Thạnh District. Later, the ward of Mỹ Bình joined Củ Chi District; Nha Binh, Thành Lộc, An Phú Đông and Tân Thới Hiệp joined Hóc Môn District. Gò Vấp District now consists of 16 wards and is mostly residential. As of 2010, the district had a population of 548,145. It covers an area of 20 km².^[1]

There are ward 1 and ward 3 - ward 17

References

1. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.