Thủ Dầu Một

Thủ Dầu Một is the capital city of Bình Dương province, Vietnam, located at around 10.96667°N, 106.65°W. The city has an area of 118.91 km², with a population of 336.705 (as of 2021), 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 Củ Chi district, 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

Etymology
In the past, some researchers stated that the name "Thu Dau Mot" had originated from Cambodian language, but most of people claimed that the name "Thu Dau Mot" was a Vietnamese phrase, which combines two phrases that are Thu (means keep) and Dau Mot, whose the first word is a tree called dipterocarpaceae and the second one is a number. According to rumors, in a defense base (literally means "Thu") in Bình An, there was a tree on the hill (tree here is a kind of species in dipterocarpaceae, and it is called "Dau" in Vietnamese language), "Mot" is number one in Vietnamese language, so the name "Thu Dau Mot" was born, which means "one-tree-defense" literally.

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 district-level town then was officially recognized 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.

Thủ Dầu Một is home to World Trade Center Binh Duong New City, a destination for international trade activities in the Southern Key Economic Region of Vietnam. This development is a milestone for the city, as it attracts domestic and international visitors to the city and significantly boosts business in the region.

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