Bình Chánh District


Bình Chánh is an urban district in the southwest of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. High urbanization rate has made Bình Chánh become one of a high population growth districts in the city. As of 2018, the district had a population of 680,000. It covers an area of 253 km2. The district capital lies at Tân Túc.
Bình Chánh district borders District 8, Bình Tân District, Hóc Môn District and Nhà Bè District.

Administrative divisions

Bình Chánh District is subdivided to 16 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Tân Túc and the wards of: An Phú Tây, Bình Chánh, Bình Hưng, Bình Lợi, Đa Phước, Hưng Long, Lê Minh Xuân, Phạm Văn Hai, Phong Phú, Quy Đức, Tân Kiên, Tân Nhựt, Tân Quý Tây, Vĩnh Lộc A and Vĩnh Lộc B.
In 2003, An Lạc township and the rural communes of Bình Hưng Hòa, Bình Trị Đông and Tân Tạo wards were separated from the district to form the new urban district of Bình Tân.