District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

District 2
Quận 2
Thủ Thiêm or Quận Thủ Thiêm
Position in HCMC's core
Position in HCMC's core
District 2 is located in Vietnam
District 2
District 2
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°46′51″N 106°45′25″E / 10.78083°N 106.75694°E / 10.78083; 106.75694
CountryVietnam
Centrally governed cityHo Chi Minh City
Seat249 Lương Định Của
Wards11 wards
Area
 • Total50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total168,680
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Main ethnic groupspredominantly Kinh
Time zoneUTC+07 (ICT)
Websitewww.quan2.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Map showing the location of District 2 within metropolitan Ho Chi Minh City

District 2 is a former urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 140,621 and a total area of 50 km².[1]

District 2 was merged with District 9 and Thủ Đức district to become Thu Duc City on December 9, 2020, by Standing Committee of the National Assembly's approval.[2]

  1. ^ "HCMC's Population and population density in 2010 by district". HCMC Office of Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Đoàn Loan, Viết Tuân (December 9, 2020). "Establishment of Thu Duc City (in Vietnamese)". VnExpress. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.