District 6, Ho Chi Minh City

District 6 (Vietnamese: Quận 6) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 253,474 and an area of 7 km².[1] It is divided into 14 small subsets which are called wards (phường), numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 14.

District 6

Quận 6
Seal
Position in HCMC's core
District 6
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°44′46″N 106°38′10″E
Country Vietnam
Centrally governed cityHo Chi Minh City
Seat107 Cao Văn Lầu
Wards14 phường
Area
  Total7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
  Total271,050
  Density39,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi)
Demographics
  Main ethnic groupsKinh, Chinese
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Websitequan6.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Geographical location

Map showing the location of District 6 within metropolitan Ho Chi Minh City


District 6 borders District 11 and Tân Phú District to the north, District 5 to the east, District 8 to the south, and Bình Tân District to the west.

References

  1. "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved Feb 4, 2014.


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