District 9 ( vi, Quận 9) is a former

urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...

(''quận'') of

Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ...

, the largest city in

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 i ...

. As of 2010, the district had a population of 263,486, and an area of 114 km². District 9 was merged with

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and Thủ Đức district to become

Thu Duc City Thu and variations may refer to: * Thursday * Thu (surname), the Gan romanization of the Chinese surname Su * Thu (pronoun) or Þu, an Old English pronoun * Thû, an early name for Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's works * Thu, Palpa, a village developm ...

on December 9, 2020, by

Standing Committee of the National Assembly The Standing Committee of the National Assembly, formerly known as the Council of State, is the highest standing body of the National Assembly of Vietnam. Its members are elected from among National Assembly deputies, including the Chairman/Chairw ...

's approval.

Geographical location

VN-F-HC-Q9 position in metropolitan area

District 9 borders Đồng Nai province to the east, Bình Dương province to the west,

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 Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras is a French international school in Long Binh, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). It is about 40 minutes from the centre of the city. It covers ''maternelle'', through the final year of ''lycée ...

'', the French international school, is in Long Bình.Contacts
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''. Retrieved on January 23, 2015. "Route N°11 – Long Binh – District 9 Hô Chi Minh-Ville"

References

Former districts of Vietnam {{HoChiMinhCity-geo-stub