Thuận An is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

of Bình Dương province in the

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region of Vietnam. It is situated about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the centre of

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

. As of November 3rd, 2021 the city had a population of 618,984. Thuận An covers an area of 83.7 km². The city's town centre,

Lái Thiêu Lái Thiêu is a Ward (Vietnam), ward of Thuận An city in Bình Dương Province of Southeast (Vietnam), Southeast region of Vietnam. It is famous for its ceramics and fruits.Vietnam Fine Arts Museum - Page 104 Bảo tàng mỹ thuật Việt Na ...

, is famous for its ceramic and fruit products.

Administrative divisions

Thuận An has nine wards (

, An Thạnh, Vĩnh Phú, Bình Hòa, Bình Chuẩn,

Thuận Giao Thuận Giao is a ward of Thuận An town in Bình Dương Province of Southeast region of Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area o ...

, An Phú, Hưng Định and

Bình Nhâm Bình Nhâm is a ward of Thuận An city in Bình Dương Province of Southeast region of Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of ...

) and one rural commune ( An Sơn).

Geography

Thuận An

Dĩ An Dĩ An is a Provincial city (Vietnam), city of Bình Dương Province in the Southeast (Vietnam), Southeast region of Vietnam, about 20 km north of central Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). It is 1,706 km by rail from Hanoi. At the 2 ...

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east East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...

Thủ Dầu Một Thủ Dầu Một () is a municipal city of Ho Chi Minh City, located at around . The city has an area of 118.91 km², with a population of 373.105 (as of 2024), and is located on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city. It ...

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north North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

District 12, Ho Chi Minh City :''District 12 may also refer to a The Hunger Games universe#District 12, fictional location in The Hunger Games universe, or to other 12th legislative districts.'' District 12 () is an Districts of Vietnam, urban district (''quận'') of Ho Chi M ...

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and

Thủ Đức Thủ Đức ʰu˨˩˦:ɗɨk˧˥is a sub-municipality in Ho Chi Minh City of the Southestern region of Vietnam. History The oldest name what was recorded in this area was Ngãi An (義安), a district-level administrative unit has existed sin ...

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south South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

References

Populated places in Bình Dương province Districts of Bình Dương province Cities in Vietnam {{BinhDuong-geo-stub