Thủ Đức (urban district)
Thủ Đức district
Quận Thủ Đức | |
|---|---|
Trường Thọ, Thủ Đức | |
Position in HCMC's core | |
| Coordinates: 10°48′10″N 106°41′41″E / 10.80278°N 106.69472°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Hồ Chí Minh City |
| Seat | 43 Nguyễn Văn Bá |
| Wards | 12 phường |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.76 km2 (18.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 524,670 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | thuduc |
Thủ Đức is a former urban district (quận) in the northeast of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. In 1997, the southern part of Thủ Đức was divided to become District 2 and District 9. In 2010, the district had a population of 455,899. It covered an area of 48 km2.
Thủ Đức district was merged with District 2 and District 9 again to become Thủ Đức City in January 2021, by Standing Committee of the National Assembly's approval.