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Tân Bình

Tân Bình District
Quận Tân Bình
District
Tân Bình District is located in Vietnam
Tân Bình District
Tân Bình District
Coordinates: 10°47′39″N 106°39′16″E / 10.79417°N 106.65444°E / 10.79417; 106.65444Coordinates: 10°47′39″N 106°39′16″E / 10.79417°N 106.65444°E / 10.79417; 106.65444
Country  Vietnam
Centrally governed city Hồ Chí Minh City
Seat 22 Lý Thường Kiệt
Wards 15 phường
Government
 • People's Committee Thái Thị Dư
Area
 • Total 22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 430,160
 • Density 19,000/km2 (50,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Main ethnic groups Predominantly Việt
Time zone ICT (UTC+07:00)
Website tanbinh.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Tân Bình is an urban district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. The City's international airport is situated in the district. It consists of 15 wards, from Ward 1 to Ward 15. It occupies 22.38 km². In the 2004 census, 397,569 people were recorded as living there. 2005 figures estimate that the population fell to 394,281.

Position in the metropolitan area of HCMC Position in HCMC's core

Tân Bình borders district 3, district 10, district 11, district 12, Tân Phú, Gò Vấp and Phú Nhuận. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is located in Tân Bình. Once the largest urban district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Tân Bình was partitioned to create Bình Tân District and Tân Phú District. Like Bình Thạnh, these three districts comprise a vast residential area which grew organically for more than 40 years without any urban planning.

Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Service Company have their headquarters in the district.VietJet Air has its Hồ Chí Minh City office in the district as well.


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