Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery ( vi, Nghĩa trang Bình Hưng Hòa) was formerly the largest

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

in the urban area 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_ ...

. It was located in the suburban outskirts of the city but due to the rapid urbanization of

, the urban area eventually eclipsed the cemetery. There are several illegal houses built in and around the cemetery, and an estimated 300,000 residents live among the tombs. In Vietnamese custom, the dead are often buried and therefore puts the pressure on land near the city, especially a large city like Ho Chi Minh City. Burials at the cemetery ceased in January 2011, with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Binh Tan District authorities planning to relocate the site's 70,000 graves to another location. The present site is intended to be redeveloped as a residential area.City's largest cemetery to turn into residential quarter
, ''The Saigon Times'', 5 January 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery Cemeteries in Vietnam Geography of Ho Chi Minh City Former cemeteries Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City

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