Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province, Southeast, Vietnam

🇻🇳 Thủ Dầu Một is the capital city of Bình Dương province, Vietnam. The city has an area of 118.66 km², and is located 20 km north of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city.

Geography Thu Dau Mot lies to the south of Bình Dương province and is contiguous with Saigon River: • To the east is Tân Uyên • To the west is Ho Chi Minh City • To the south is Thuận An • To the north is Bến Cát.

Administrative divisions Thủ Dầu Một has 14 wards: 1 Phú Cường; 2 Chánh Mỹ; 3 Chánh Nghĩa; 4 Định Hòa; 5 Hiệp An; 6 Hiệp Thành; 7 Hòa Phú; 8 Phú Hòa; 9 Phú Lợi; 10 Phú Mỹ; 11 Phú Tân; 12 Phú Thọ; 13 Tân An; 14 Tương Bình Hiệp.

Economy Thủ Dầu Một has seen a rapid expansion and economic development since 1997, as the province has become an important industrial hub of the region. In January 2007, the city was officially recognised as a third-class town. It became a city in July 2012. There is a 4,200-ha urban-tech park under development. Thủ Dầu Một will be a modern city within the Hồ Chí Minh City Metropolitan Area (including Thủ Dầu Một, Nhơn Trạch, Tân An, Biên Hòa and parts of Đồng Nai and Bình Dương provinces).

It became a first-class city on 6 December 2017.

Points of interest • Hội Khánh Temple • Temple of lady Thiên Hậu • Khu Đại Nam thế giới du lịch • Market of Thủ Dầu Một • The Ông temple • The lacquer village of Tương Bình Hiệp • The ceramic village • Prison of Phú Lợi • Ancient house by the market of Thủ Dầu Một.