Thủ Đức district, Hồ Chí Minh City

Thủ Đức district, Hồ Chí Minh City

Infobox Vietnam district
Name = Thủ Đức District
Seat = ?
Ward = 12 wards


Location = North-Eastern HCMC
Population = 356 088 (2006)
Rural= ?
Urban= ?
Area = 47.76
Density = 7 456
People's Committee = ?| People's Council = ?
Ethnicity = predominatly Kinh
Phone = (84.8) ?
Fax = (84.8) ?
Web = [http://www.thuduc.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/]

Thu Duc district ( _vi. Quận Thủ Đức) is an urban district ("quận") in the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

In 1997, the southern part of Thu Duc was divided to become 2nd and 9th District. Thu Duc district currently has 12 wards: Linh Đông, Linh Tây, Linh Chiểu, Linh Trung, Linh Xuân, Hiệp Bình Chánh, Hiệp Bình Phước, Tam Phú, Trường Thọ, Bình Chiểu, Bình Thọ, Tam Bình.

Thu Duc was the site of a military academy for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the existence of South Vietnam.

Prominent sites consist of: Song Than station, Binh Trieu station, Song Than industrial park.

Thủ Đức is famous for its culinary speciality "nem Thủ Đức", a sour and sweet fermented pork wrapped in banana leaves and tiger's claw leaves.


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