Bến Tre

Bến Tre

Thành phố Bến Tre
Bến Tre Thành phố Bến Tre
City (Class-2)
	Bến Tre City
	Skyline of Bến Tre
	Seal
	Bến Tre Location of Bến Tre
	Coordinates: 10°14′N 106°23′E / 10.233°N 106.383°E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Bến Tre
Area
• Total	65.75 km2 (25.39 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	124,449
• Density	1,893.52/km2 (4,904.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Climate	Aw
Website	https://bentre.gov.vn/

Bến Tre (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ˀɓən˦ˀ˥ ʈɛ˧˧] ^ⓘ) is the capital city of Bến Tre Province, in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. Located 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the city covers an area of 65.75 km² (25.39 sq mi) and has a population of 124,499 at the 2019 census.^[1] Bến Tre is connected to the surrounding provinces by the Rạch Miễu Bridge.

History edit

The French occupied Bến Tre in 1867. The Viet Minh defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu and gained independence under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh and his generals.^[2] During the Tet Offensive in 1968, it was nearly destroyed by bombing.

Map of Bến Tre in 1882.
Bến Tre Market after the Tet Offensive in 1968.

Geography edit

Bến Tre is located on Bảo Island, with the districts of Châu Thành, Giồng Trôm and Ba Tri. The city is oriented in a triangular layout and is bordered by the following:

North and East by Châu Thành district.
South by Giồng Trôm district.
West by Hàm Luông River, separating the city from Mỏ Cày Bắc district.

Administration edit

The city of Bến Tre has 8 wards: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, An Hội, Phú Khương and Phú Tân, and 6 communes: Bình Phú, Mỹ Thạnh An, Nhơn Thạnh, Phú Hưng, Phú Nhuận and Sơn Đông.

Schools edit

Bến Tre High School for the Gifted
Nguyen Dinh Chieu High School Archived 2022-02-28 at the Wayback Machine

Notable people edit

Chân Không - Buddhist nun who worked closely with Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh for more than fifty years
Nguyễn Phương Khánh - Miss Earth 2018 winner

Gallery edit

Tourist boat on the Bến Tre River.
Bến Tre Museum
Bến Tre Market
Trúc Giang Lake

References edit

^ "Completed results of the 2019 Vietnam population and housing census" (PDF). General Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ Thạch Phương, Tứ Đoàn, Phương Thảo Nguyễn Địa chí Bến Tre 1991 "Only in Bao and Minh islets, there had been 70 schools of Chinese characters in 152 villages until the French occupied Ben Tre (1867). That was a very rare proportion at that time. The list of the Ben Tre successful candidates written in the...."

External links edit

10°14′N 106°23′E / 10.233°N 106.383°E / 10.233; 106.383

[Census_2019-1] "Completed results of the 2019 Vietnam population and housing census" (PDF). General Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[2] Thạch Phương, Tứ Đoàn, Phương Thảo Nguyễn Địa chí Bến Tre 1991 "Only in Bao and Minh islets, there had been 70 schools of Chinese characters in 152 villages until the French occupied Ben Tre (1867). That was a very rare proportion at that time. The list of the Ben Tre successful candidates written in the...."

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