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District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
District 5 ( vi, Quận 5) is an urban district (''quận'') of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Chinese community accounts for a significant population in this district. There are several hospitals, high schools and universities in this district. As of 2010 the district had a population of 174,154 people. The district covers an area of 4.27 km². There are 15 wards in District 5, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. Famous places :* Cholon, the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City :* Windsor Plaza Hotel (5 stars), the current tallest building in District 5 :* Hải Thượng Lãn Ông historic quarter (selling Chinese and Vietnamese herbs) :* Đại Thế Giới Water Park :* District 5 Cultural Centre :* Kim Biên market (selling chemical substances) :* An Đông market Idioms Eat in District Five, Live in District Three and See in District One. Location within Ho Chi Minh City High Schools and Universities * Hùng Vương High School * Lê Hồng Phong High S ...
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List Of Urban Districts Of Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City University Of Science
VNUHCM-University of Science (VNUHCM-US; formerly known as University of Sciences) has offered various scientific degrees across Southern Vietnam since its establishment as the Indochina College of Science in 1941. VNUHCM-US was re-founded in March 1996 following a split from ''ĐạihọcTổnghợp'' (lit. translation: Ho Chi Minh City ''University''). The school has since been a member university of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Due to some internal reforms, at the beginning of 1996, the Faculty of Science became the University of Natural Sciences - one of the five affiliated universities of the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. In 2007, the university was officially renamed as the University of Science. Since 2007, VNUHCM – US has been a public university playing an important role in offering education and scientific research within the VNUHCM system. It is entrusted with providing education at undergraduate levels and postgraduate levels and un ...
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Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University
Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy (HCMUP, Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Sư phạm Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), or Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, is a university specializing in tertiary-level training of teachers and lecturers located in District 5. HCMUP is one of fourteen leading national universities of Vietnam and one of the two largest pedagogical universities, playing a leading role in teacher and lecturer training. History It was founded as the Saigon National Pedagogical University in 1957 and reestablished by prime ministerial decree in 1976. In 1995, the university was incorporated in Ho Chi Minh City National University, then it became an autonomous university with the current name in 1999. In 2020, it became National Key Universities of Vietnam and the leading university in the field of education and research. Between 1976 and 2006, the university educated 65,945 graduates, of which 1,000 were postgraduates. It also offered training for 33,800 ...
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High School For The Gifted
VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted (Vietnamese: Trường Phổ thông Năng khiếu, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a highly selective high school located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is classified as a specialized public high school. Established in 1996, HSG is affiliated with Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City and is a specialized high school for highly talented students in academic subjects such as mathematics, natural sciences, literature, and foreign languages. It is considered one of the best high schools in Vietnam, and one of the three most selective specialized high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, along with Lê Hồng Phong High School and Trần Đại Nghĩa High School. The school aims to provide the best environment for academic excellence and preparation for higher education, and regularly sends students to participate in regional, national, and international academic competitions, especially in the International Science Olympi ...
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Lê Hồng Phong High School
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Hùng Vương High School
Hung Vương High School is an 85-year-old public high school in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam. It was founded in 1934. History Since the day of foundation, the school has changed its name many times, like Cho Lon Primary School, Do Huu Phuong Primary School and now it has been named Hùng Vương High School. Hung Vuong is known for its good teachers who possess high teaching skills and its disciplines. Many high-ranking official people in Vietnam graduated from the school and it became famous to a lot of parents from District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City and District 11, Ho Chi Minh City. Location It is located in the center of District 5, a Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City. This school is between two hospitals: Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City is o ...
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Direct-controlled Municipality
A direct-controlled municipality is the highest level classification for cities used by unitary states, with status equal to that of the provinces in the respective countries. A direct-controlled municipality is similar to, but not the same as, a federal district, a common designation in various countries for a municipality that is not part of any state, and which usually hosts some governmental functions. Usually direct-controlled municipality are under central government control with limited power. Many countries have adopted this system with some different variations. Geographically and culturally, many of the municipalities are enclaves in the middle of provinces. Some occur in strategic positions in between provinces. References See also * Independent city * Federal city * Metropolitan Capitalism (Capital City) * Federal district A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and or ...
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Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it the world's sixteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (commonly known as Saigon). Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded ...
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Districts Of Vietnam
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts ( vi, huyện), provincial cities (), and district-level towns (). The centrally-controlled municipalities (the other first-level division, in addition to provinces) are subdivided into rural districts (), district-level towns, and urban districts () that are further subdivided into wards (). The district (''huyện'') unit dates from the 15th century. The various subdivisions (cities, towns, and districts) are listed below, by province. Cities and towns are italicised, urban districts are underlined while capital cities are bolded and italicised. An Giang province Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province Bắc Giang province Bắc Kạn province Bạc Liêu province Bắc Ninh province Bến Tre province Bình Định province Bình Dương province Bình Phước province Bình Thuận province Cà Mau province Cần Thơ Cao Bằng province * Bảo ...
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