Bình Tiên
Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Bình Tiên (Vietnamese: Phường Bình Tiên) is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following the reorganization in 2025.[4][5]
Bình Tiên
Phường Bình Tiên | |
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![]() Interactive map of Bình Tiên | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′34″N 106°38′36″E | |
| Country | |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Established | June 16, 2025[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 91,520 |
| • Density | 147,000/sq mi (56,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
| Administrative code | 27373[3] |
Geography
Bình Tiên is located roughly 7 kilometers west of Saigon, with the following geographical location:
- To the north, it borders Bình Tây.
- To the east, it borders Chợ Lớn.
- To the south, it borders Phú Định.
- To the west, it borders Bình Phú.
According to Official Dispatch No. 2896/BNV-CQĐP dated May 27, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, following the merger, Bình Tiên has a land area of 1.61 km², the population as of December 31, 2024 is 91,520 people, the population density is 56,844 people/km².[2][6]
History
On June 16, 2025, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 (effective from June 16, 2025). Accordingly, the entire land area and population of Ward 1, Ward 7 and Ward 8 of the former District 6 will be integrated into a new ward named Bình Tiên (Clause 15, Article 1).[7]
