Bà Rịa, Ho Chi Minh City
Bà Rịa | |
|---|---|
Bà Rịa Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′46″N 107°10′36″E / 10.4794°N 107.1766°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | July 1st 2025 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.00 sq mi (15.55 km2) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 52,265 |
| • Density | 8.70/sq mi (3.361/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Bà Rịa is a ward (phường) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of 168 new wards, communes and special zones in Ho Chi Minh City after the arrangement in 2025, established on the platform of the former Bà Rịa city of the dissoluted Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province.[1][2]
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025. Accordingly, the entire natural area and population size of Phước Trung, Phước Nguyên, Long Toàn, and Phước Hưng wards are reorganized to form a new ward named Bà Rịa.[3]
References
- ^ "Administrative subdivisions". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. To find information at reference, go to row 77, then row 748, and it is listed on row 26560.
- ^ "Latest details on 168 wards and communes of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger".
- ^ xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (2025-06-20). "Nghị quyết số 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 sắp xếp các ĐVHC cấp xã của Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh năm 2025". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-06-22.