Bến Thành
Appearance
Bến Thành | |
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Clockwise from top: Bến Thành Market and Quách Thị Trang Square, Bến Thành Station at September 23 Park, Independence Palace, Bùi Viện Walking Street - Backpacker quarter, Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |
District | District 1 |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Bến Thành is a ward (phường) of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.[1]
Geography
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Bến Thành ward is located at the city centre, adjacent to:
- Khánh Hội and Xóm Chiếu wards to the southeast by Bến Nghé Canal
- Saigon ward to the northeast by với Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street
- Bàn Cờ and Xuân Hòa wards to the west by đường Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street
- Cầu Ông Lãnh ward to the south by routes of Cống Quỳnh – Nguyễn Cư Trinh – Trần Hưng Đạo – Nguyễn Thái Học.
The ward area is 1,85 km², population as of 2024 is 71.785 người, with density is 38.802 people/km².
Notable attractions
[edit]Public area
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Tao Đàn Park with Hùng kings Temple inside
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September 23rd Park with a central pond
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Bùi Viện Street
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Huyện Sỹ Church [vi] (Officially known as Saint-Philippe Church. Originally known as Chợ Đũi Church as it is in the Chợ Đũi area)
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General Sciences Library of Ho Chi Minh City (Originally was place of Maison Centrale de Saigon)
Notable buildings
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Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Tower (Blue) with ROX Tower (Left; originally Maritime Bank Tower then TNR Tower)
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New World Saigon Hotel with AB Tower (taller one)
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Saigon General Hospotal (Left) with Saigon Railway Transport JSC Building (Right)
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Nguyễn Văn Hảo Building
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Dân Sinh (or Yersin) Market with Bến Thành Tower on the left
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One Central Saigon (under construction)
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Ernst Thälmann High School
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A nuclear family statue inside Từ Dũ Maternity Hospital [vi]
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Ho Chi Minh City People's Court Headquarters [vi]
References
[edit]- ^ "Administrative subdivisions". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. To find information at reference, go to row 79, then row 760, and it is listed on row 26743.
16°59′N 106°58′E / 16.983°N 106.967°E