Củ Chi district

CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi is a rural district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Etymology

The Vietnamese word CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi (, ) is derived from the old Mon-Khmer words Tonle Sre (Ã¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂ, "river of rice-field") or Sre (Ã¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂ "rice field").

Geography

Cu Chi District is located in the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, approximately 33 km from the city center. The Saigon River flows through the eastern part of the district, forming a boundary between Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province. The district's geographical location is as follows:

To the east, it borders the cities of Thu Dau Mot and Thuan An in Binh Duong Province via the Saigon River.
To the west, it borders Trang Bang Town in Tay Ninh Province and Duc Hoa District in Long An Province.
To the south, it borders Duc Hoa District in Long An Province and Hoc Mon District in Ho Chi Minh City.
To the north, it borders Ben Cat City and Dau Tieng District in Binh Duong Province via the Saigon River.

The district covers an area of 434.77 km<sup>2</sup>, with a population of 462,047 people in 2019. The population density is 1,063 people per km<sup>2</sup>.

Cu Chi District lies in the transitional region between the Mekong Delta and the Southeastern region, with elevations gradually decreasing in the northwest, southeast, northeast, and southwest directions. The average elevation above sea level is between 8 m and 10 m.

History

During the NguyÃ¡Â»Ân dynasty, CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi belonged to BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng District, TÃÂ¢n BÃÂ¬nh Prefecture, PhiÃÂªn An Province. In 1841, it became part of BÃÂ¬nh Long District, TÃÂ¢n BÃÂ¬nh Prefecture, Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province (BÃÂ¬nh Long District was formed from a portion of BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng District).

In 1911, CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi was merged into HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n District, Gia ÃÂÃ¡Â»Ânh Province. By 1957, the Republic of Vietnam government separated a part of HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n District to establish CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi District, under BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng Province, with its district capital located in TÃÂ¢n An HÃ¡Â»Âi Commune.

In 1963, when HÃ¡ÂºÂu NghÃÂ©a Province was established, CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi District was divided into two parts. One half retained the name CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi and became part of HÃ¡ÂºÂu NghÃÂ©a Province, while the other half became PhÃÂº HÃÂ²a District, remaining under BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng Province. In 1973, TÃÂ¢n ThÃÂ´ng HÃ¡Â»Âi Commune was established from a portion of TÃÂ¢n An HÃ¡Â»Âi Commune.

After April 30, 1975, CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi District of HÃ¡ÂºÂu NghÃÂ©a Province was merged with PhÃÂº HÃÂ²a District of BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng Province to form CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi District, which became part of Ho Chi Minh City. On February 1, 1985, CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi Town was established by separating a portion of land from TÃÂ¢n An HÃ¡Â»Âi Commune, becoming the administrative center of the district.

Administration

The district consists of one eponymous town, also the district capital, with 20 communes of:

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