Thu Dau Mot
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Thủ Dầu Một is the capital town of Binh Duong province
, Vietnam
. It is located at around 10°58′0"N 106°39′0"E.
The town has an area of 88 km², population (2003) is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City
, on the left bank of the Saigon River
, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City. Although this town is an administratively separate town, it is considered as part of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area since this town is bordered by Ho Chi Minh City’s urban area.
City and some urbanized rural counties of Đồng Nai Province and Bình Dương Province
).
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is located at around 10°58′0"N 106°39′0"E.
The town has an area of 88 km², population (2003) is 158,000, and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, on the left bank of the Saigon River
Saigon River
The Saigon River is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and south-southeast for about 140 miles and empties into the Nha Be River, which in its turn empties into the South China Sea some 20 km north-east of the Mekong Delta.The...
, upstream from Ho Chi Minh City. Although this town is an administratively separate town, it is considered as part of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area since this town is bordered by Ho Chi Minh City’s urban area.
Administrative divisions
Thu Dau Mot has 14 wards:- Phú Cường
- Hiệp Thành
- Chánh Nghĩa
- Phú Thọ
- Phú Hòa
- Phú Lợi
- Phú Mỹ
- Chánh Mỹ
- Định Hòa
- Tương Bình Hiệp
- Tân An
- Hiệp An
- Phú Tân
- Hòa Phú
Economy
Thủ Dầu Một has seen a rapid expansion and economic development since 1997, as the province has become an important industrial hub of the region. In January 2007, this town was officially recognized a third class town, which means it has met city status of Vietnam and will become a city in 2007. There is a 4200-ha urban-tech park under development here. Once completed, Thủ Dầu Một will become a modern city in the Hồ Chí Minh City Metropolitan Area (including: Hồ Chí Minh City as a core, Nhon Trach City, Thủ Dầu Một, Tan An City, Biên HòaBien Hoa
Biên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, about east of Ho Chi Minh City , to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.- Demographics :In 1989 the estimated population was over 300,000. In 2005, the population wss 541,495...
City and some urbanized rural counties of Đồng Nai Province and Bình Dương Province
Binh Duong Province
Bình Dương is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City. The province was created from Song Be province on January 1, 1997.-Geography:...
).
Points of interest
- Bình Dương Goddess Temple
- Dai Nam World Tourism Park
- Thủ Dầu Một Market
- Hội Khánh Pagoda
- Madame Temple
- Tương Bình Hiệp Lacquer Village
- Porcelain Production Village
- Phú Lợi Prison
- Thủ Dầu Một Ancient House