Hóc Môn district

HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n is a suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2019, the district had a population of 542,243 and an area of .

Geographical location

HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n District borders CÃ¡Â»Â§ Chi district to the north, BÃÂ¬nh DÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng province to the east, District 12 to the south, and BÃÂ¬nh ChÃÂ¡nh and BÃÂ¬nh TÃÂ¢n districts to the west.

Administration

HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n District now consists of the town of HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n (thÃ¡Â»Â trÃ¡ÂºÂ¥n HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n) and 11 communes (xÃÂ£):

BÃÂ ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Âm
ÃÂÃÂ´ng ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡nh
NhÃ¡Â»Â BÃÂ¬nh
TÃÂ¢n HiÃ¡Â»Âp
TÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi NhÃÂ¬
TÃÂ¢n XuÃÂ¢n
ThÃ¡Â»Âi Tam ThÃÂ´n
Trung ChÃÂ¡nh
XuÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi ÃÂÃÂ´ng
XuÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi SÃÂ¡n
XuÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Â£ng

History

Between 1698 and 1731, some people from the northern and central regions of Vietnam moved to HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n to escape the constant warfare between the NguyÃ¡Â»Ân and the TrÃ¡Â»Ânh. At that time, this area was still undeveloped land, with wild animals including tigers roaming free. Because a great deal of taro grew in the swampy areas there, the new settlers called this place "HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n", meaning "the corner/alley with taro." In 1885 a revolt broke out at the . However, in Khmer language "HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n" is spelled (by Annamese pronunciation) of "Ã¡ÂÂ Ã¡ÂÂ»Ã¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂÃ¡ÂÂ¼Ã¡ÂÂ" (Hok-maun).

The GiÃ¡Â»Âng T-road junction (ngÃÂ£ ba GiÃ¡Â»Âng) at HÃÂ³c MÃÂ´n is a road intersection where many anticolonial prisoners were executed by French firing squads, including Phan ÃÂÃÂng LÃÂ°u, HÃÂ Huy TÃ¡ÂºÂp, NguyÃ¡Â»Ân ThÃ¡Â»Â Minh Khai, VÃÂµ VÃÂn TÃ¡ÂºÂ§n and NguyÃ¡Â»Ân VÃÂn CÃ¡Â»Â« on 28 August 1941.

In April 1997, seven communes split to create District 12: ThÃ¡ÂºÂ¡nh LÃ¡Â»Âc, An PhÃÂº ÃÂÃÂ´ng, TÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi HiÃ¡Â»Âp, ÃÂÃÂ´ng HÃÂ°ng ThuÃ¡ÂºÂn, TÃÂ¢n ThÃ¡Â»Âi NhÃ¡ÂºÂ¥t, a piece of TÃÂ¢n ChÃÂ¡nh HiÃ¡Â»Âp and a piece of Trung MÃ¡Â»Â¹ TÃÂ¢y.

Hóc Môn district

Geographical location

Administration

History

References

Further reading