District 8, Ho Chi Minh City
District 8
Quận 8 | |
|---|---|
Position in HCMC's core | |
District 8 | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′24″N 106°37′40″E / 10.72333°N 106.62778°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | 4 Phạm Thế Hiển |
| Wards | 16 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 451,290 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | quan8.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 8 (Vietnamese: Quận 8) is an former urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam.
It is divided into 16 small subsets called wards (phường), numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 16.
Geographical location
District 8 borders District 5 and District 6 to the north, District 4 and District 7 to the east, Bình Chánh District to the south, and Bình Tân District to the west.
District 8 coordinate: 10.7241° N, 106.6286° E
The district has an area of 19.11 km2, the population in 2019 was 424,667 people, the population density reached 22,222 people/km2.
It has an elongated shape in the northeast–southwest direction and is strongly divided by an intricate system of canals.
References