District 9 (Vietnamese: Quận 9) is a former urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 263,486, and an area of 114 km².[1]

District 9 Quận 9
Urban district
Position in HCMC's core
District 9 Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°49′49″N 106°49′3″E
Country	Vietnam
Centrally governed city	Ho Chi Minh City
Wards	13 phường
Area
• Total	114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	263,486
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Main ethnic groups	predominantly Kinh
Time zone	UTC+07 (ICT)
Website	quan9.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

District 9 was merged with District 2 and Thủ Đức district to become Thu Duc City on December 9, 2020, by Standing Committee of the National Assembly's approval.[2]

Geographical location

District 9 borders Đồng Nai province to the east, Bình Dương province to the west, District 2 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

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Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras, the French international school, is in Long Bình.[3]

References

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