District 12, Ho Chi Minh City
- District 12 may also refer to a fictional location in The Hunger Games universe, or to other 12th legislative districts.
District 12
Quận 12 | |
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Aerial view of Picity High Park apartments in Thạnh Xuân ward | |
Position in HCMC's core | |
District 12 | |
| Coordinates: 10°51′43″N 106°39′32″E / 10.86194°N 106.65889°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Seat | Administrative center, Thới An ward |
| Wards | 11 phường |
| Area | |
• Total | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 427,083 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
| Website | quan12.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 12 (Vietnamese: Quận 12) is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and third most populous city in Vietnam.
As of 2010, the district had a population of 427,083. The district covers an area of 53.0 km2 (20.5 sq mi). The district is divided into 11 small subsets which are called wards.
District 12 borders city of Thuận An, Bình Dương Province and the city of Thủ Đức to the east by Saigon River, Hóc Môn District to the west by National Route 22 and north by Nguyễn Ảnh Thủ street with National Route 1, the districts of Bình Thạnh, Gò Vấp, Tân Bình, Tân Phú and Bình Tân to the south by Tham Lương – Bến Cát – Vàm Thuật River.