Hóc Môn District

Hoc Mon District
Huyện Hóc Môn
Suburban district

Position in HCMC's metropolitan area
Hoc Mon District

Location in Vietnam

Coordinates: 10°52′42″N 106°35′33″E / 10.87833°N 106.59250°E / 10.87833; 106.59250Coordinates: 10°52′42″N 106°35′33″E / 10.87833°N 106.59250°E / 10.87833; 106.59250
Country  Vietnam
Centrally governed city Ho Chi Minh City
Town, communes 1 thị trấn, 11 xã
Area
  Total 109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population
  Total 358,640
  Density 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Demographics
  Main ethnic groups predominantly Kinh
Time zone ICT (UTC+07)
Website hocmon.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Hóc Môn is a suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2010, the district had a population of 358,640, an area of 109 km².[1]

Geographical location

Hóc Môn District borders Củ Chi District to the north, Thủ Đức District and Bình Dương Province to the east, District 12 to the south, and Bình Chánh and Bình Tân districts to the west.

Administration

Hóc Môn District now consists of the town of Hóc Môn (thị trấn Hóc Môn) and 11 communes (xã):

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 Nguyễn and the Trịnh. 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.". In 1885 a revolt broke out at the Eighteen Betel Nut Gardens (vi:18 thôn vườn trầu).

The Giồng T-road junction (ngã ba Giồng) at Hóc Môn is a road intersection where many anticolonial prisoners were executed by French firing squads, including Phan Đăng Lưu, Hà Huy Tập, and Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Võ Văn Tần and Nguyễn Văn Cừ on 28 August 1941.[2]

In April 1997, seven communes 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.

References

  1. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.
  2. Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City - Page 29 "... intersection, where many anticolonial figures perished, including, most famously, the trio of Nguyễn thị Minh Khai, Võ Văn Tần, and Nguyễn Văn Cừ, who were put before the firing squads there on August 28, 1941. ... And nowadays the historic memorial to revolutionary martyrs executed at the “Giồng” triple intersection is threatened by"


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