Tân Bình is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. HCMC's international airport is situated in the district.
It consists of 15 wards occupying 22.38 km². In the October 1, 2004 census, 397,569 people were recorded as living there; 2005 figures estimate that the population fell to 394,281.
[edit] Location within Ho Chi Minh City
Tan Binh borders district 3, district 10, district 11, district 12, Tan Phu, Gò Vấp and Phú Nhuận. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is located in Tan Binh. Once the largest urban district of Ho Chi Minh city, Tan Binh was partitioned to create Binh Tan and Tan Phu. Like Binh Thanh, the whole area of these three districts consists of vast maze of residential area, which grew organically for more than 40 years without any urban planning.
[edit] Economy
The airlines Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Service Company have their headquarters in the district.[1][2] The planned airline VietJet AirAsia has its Ho Chi Minh office in the district.[3]
[edit] Education
Tân Bình District has one of the most notable high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, the Nguyen Thuong Hien High School. Other public high schools are Nguyen Chi Thanh High School, Nguyen Thai Binh High School and Ly Tu Trong High School.
[edit] References
- ^ "Corporate addresses." Jetstar Airways. Retrieved on 12 August 2009. "JETSTAR PACIFIC (VIETNAM) Address 112 Hong Ha Ward 12 Tan Binh Dist. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam "
- ^ "http://www.vasco.com.vn/ Home]." Vietnam Air Service Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bach Dang St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
- ^ "Home." "HCM Office A 9th Floor, Hai Au Building, 39B Truong Son Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam" Address in Vietnamese: "Văn phòng tại TP.HCM A Tầng 9, Tòa nhà Hải Âu, 39B Trường Sơn, Quận Tân Bình, HCM, Việt Nam"
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