Hóc Môn district

District in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hóc Môn is a suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2010, the district had a population of 358,640 and an area of 109 km².[1]

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Hóc Môn district
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Position in HCMC's metropolitan area
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Hóc Môn district
Hóc Môn district
Coordinates: 10°52′42″N 106°35′33″E
Country Vietnam
Centrally governed cityHo Chi Minh City
Divisions1 township, 11 communes
Area
  Total109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total422,471
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demographics
  Main ethnic groupspredominantly Kinh
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Websitehocmon.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
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Hoằng Pháp Temple

Geographical location

Hóc Môn District borders Củ Chi district to the north, Bình Dương province to the east, District 12 to the south, and Bình Chánh and Bình Tân districts to the west.

Administration

Hóc Môn District now consists of the town of Hóc Môn (thị trấn Hóc Môn) and 11 communes (xã):

  • Bà Điểm
  • Đông Thạnh
  • Nhị Bình
  • Tân Hiệp
  • Tân Thới Nhì
  • Tân Xuân
  • Thới Tam Thôn
  • Trung Chánh
  • Xuân Thới Đông
  • Xuân Thới Sơn
  • Xuân Thới Thượng

History

Between 1698 and 1731, some people from the northern and central regions of Vietnam moved to Hóc Môn to escape the constant warfare between the Nguyễn and the Trịnh. At that time, this area was still undeveloped land, with wild animals including tigers roaming free. Because a great deal of taro grew in the swampy areas there, the new settlers called this place "Hóc Môn", meaning "the corner/alley with taro." In 1885 a revolt broke out at the Eighteen Betel Nut Gardens. However, in Khmer language "Hóc Môn" is spelled (by Annamese pronunciation) of "ហុកម៉ូន" (Hok-maun).

The Giồng T-road junction (ngã ba Giồng) at Hóc Môn is a road intersection where many anticolonial prisoners were executed by French firing squads, including Phan Đăng Lưu, Hà Huy Tập, Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Võ Văn Tần and Nguyễn Văn Cừ on 28 August 1941.[2]

In April 1997, seven communes split to create District 12: Thạnh Lộc, An Phú Đông, Tân Thới Hiệp, Đông Hưng Thuận, Tân Thới Nhất, a piece of Tân Chánh Hiệp and a piece of Trung Mỹ Tây.

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